Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 194 | 160 | 140 | 132 | 178 | 163 | 411 | 396 | 318 | 250 | 201 | 149 | 119 | 127 | 143 | 134 | 111 | 79 | 59 | 51 | 64 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.31m | 1:46AM2.21m | 2:16PM2.44m | 2:50AM2.37m | 3:10PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM1.30m | 7:26PM1.24m | 7:49AM1.22m | 8:36PM1.08m | 8:49AM1.04m | 9:25PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
268 | 194 | 160 | 140 | 94 | 83 | 47 | 411 | 396 | 318 | 250 | 201 | 149 | 119 | 127 | 143 | 134 | 111 | 79 | 59 | 51 | 64 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
47 | 40 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 50 | 131 | 128 | 104 | 71 | 64 | 58 | 76 | 69 | 101 | 75 | 72 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
8 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | 58 | 39 | 46 | 132 | 178 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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