Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.9° 

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 (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 (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
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
0.9
WSW
9
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
268
194
160
140
206
144
154
411
396
312
250
201
149
119
131
147
125
114
79
53
36
73
83
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
0
W
5
N
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:13AM2.17m
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
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light rain
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
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9:28
9:25
9:24
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
20
23
21
20
18
18
17
17
20
23
23
21
18
18
18
17
20
23
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
13
12
18
22
20
20
19
18
17
17
20
23
23
20
18
18
17
16
20
24
21
19
20
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