Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
W
8
1.4
NE
5
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.3
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
743
656
530
540
510
424
424
424
410
394
326
262
203
199
162
129
116
91
86
86
64
65
84
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NE
0
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15PM2.80m
11:11AM2.44m
11:41PM2.72m
12:39PM2.45m
1:02AM2.77m
1:50PM2.58m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.89m
4:46AM0.79m
5:08PM1.02m
6:16AM0.82m
6:36PM1.00m
7:31AM0.72m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:39
7:37
7:35
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9:25
9:28
9:29
9:30
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
13
14
16
18
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
14
14
13
12
11
13
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
Energy kJ
828
743
656
530
540
510
424
424
424
410
394
326
262
203
199
162
129
116
88
86
86
64
65
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
46
46
28
26
15
14
19
18
17
26
24
27
25
18
18
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.3
W
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
18
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.4
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
4
1
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
18
11
36
91
59
49
41
49
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
18
44
59
609
104
59
59
18
18
59
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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