Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 151 | 123 | 305 | 251 | 531 | 1152 | 1881 | 1775 | 1419 | 1088 | 802 | 577 | 446 | 406 | 327 | 407 | 324 | 298 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44AM2.92m | 4:56PM3.25m | 5:15AM3.06m | 5:27PM3.37m | 5:46AM3.17m | 5:59PM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.44m | 11:08PM0.29m | 11:13AM0.29m | 11:39PM0.16m | 11:45AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
109 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 151 | 123 | 305 | 170 | 531 | — | — | — | 1419 | 1088 | 802 | 577 | 446 | 406 | 327 | 407 | 324 | 298 | 343 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — |
26 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 79 | 29 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | NE 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 165 | 1152 | 1881 | 1775 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 129 | 68 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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