Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de Malpica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
!
!
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1024
1699
3237
4247
4067
3731
3092
2611
2172
1731
1332
1138
1018
718
655
622
669
646
609
723
872
843
757
663
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
7:06PM3.46m
7:39AM3.10m
7:59PM3.32m
8:36AM2.88m
8:58PM3.14m
9:40AM2.68m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.12m
1:38PM0.38m
2:19AM0.30m
2:33PM0.58m
3:22AM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:57
9:58
9:59
Temp °C
18
17
14
13
13
13
17
20
18
17
16
17
17
17
22
23
22
20
16
16
16
17
20
20
13
14
12
12
12
12
16
18
17
15
15
16
15
15
20
19
19
20
15
15
15
16
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
Energy kJ
1699
3237
4247
4067
3731
3092
2611
2172
1731
1332
1138
1018
718
655
622
669
646
609
723
872
843
757
663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1024
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
68
1
0
33
33
0
0
82
44
59
0
0
0
0
0
68
1
0
0
0
0
0
50
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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