Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | 89 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 86 | 158 | 37 | 81 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 188 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM2.86m | 4:11AM2.75m | 4:24PM3.07m | 4:44AM2.92m | 4:56PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.66m | 10:08AM0.62m | 10:36PM0.46m | 10:42AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
36 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 37 | 81 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 188 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 7 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 10 | N 5 | WNW 12 |
16 | 26 | 39 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 75 | 89 | 62 | 41 | 51 | 1 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 5 | NNE 6 | N 10 | — | NW 10 | NE 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | N 6 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
74 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 158 | 97 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 30 | 13 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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