Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 346 | 140 | 307 | 617 | 771 | 857 | 836 | 754 | 817 | 709 | 612 | 740 | 615 | 506 | 385 | 459 | 227 | 190 | 190 | 156 | 156 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12AM2.47m | 10:45PM2.29m | 11:23AM2.33m | 00:13AM2.17m | 12:57PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM1.01m | 4:29PM1.11m | 4:55AM1.21m | 5:51PM1.26m | 6:23AM1.30m | 7:26PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 124 | 346 | 133 | 307 | 617 | 771 | 857 | 836 | 754 | 817 | 709 | 612 | 740 | 615 | 506 | 385 | 47 | 227 | 190 | 190 | 113 | 156 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 9 | NNE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 135 | 140 | 129 | 166 | 131 | 101 | 78 | 78 | 29 | 150 | 180 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 47 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 96 | 8 | 69 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 459 | 60 | 34 | 61 | 156 | 73 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 59 | 59 | 89 | 178 | 59 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 435 | 243 | 104 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 0 |
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