Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.8° 

Playa de Malpica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
SW
8
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
396
318
250
201
149
119
129
126
131
108
75
42
59
83
104
91
70
54
40
32
26
44
29
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:46AM2.21m
2:16PM2.44m
2:50AM2.37m
3:10PM2.64m
3:35AM2.56m
3:50PM2.86m
Low Tide
7:49AM1.22m
8:36PM1.08m
8:49AM1.04m
9:25PM0.88m
9:32AM0.83m
10:03PM0.66m
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:22
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
19
21
24
21
19
19
18
17
21
18
21
20
20
19
19
18
20
23
22
21
19
Feels °C
18
18
18
20
21
24
21
20
18
18
17
22
19
21
20
21
19
19
17
18
20
19
19
19
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