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Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.5° 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 4AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)16ft (5.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
Period(s) (?)171616161616151515151514141414131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1230410652103169914924398171022510909121601175710338950784087223610749304183312624422055164912341067915
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
2.75
3:07PM
2.65
3:25AM
2.92
3:46PM
2.79
4:02AM
3.08
4:21PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.90
8:57AM
0.80
9:07PM
0.75
9:37AM
0.63
9:45PM
0.60
10:14AM
0.49
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----9:03-------9:03-------9:03---
Sunset------6:24-------6:25-------6:28-
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-2621211121112211------
Temp. °C101091010111098777710109889109111210
Feels °C (?)664667555444598655566898
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