Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
2.3
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
106
159
123
305
251
597
1141
1275
1384
1260
971
749
564
435
406
435
464
374
344
266
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56PM3.25m
5:15AM3.06m
5:27PM3.37m
5:46AM3.17m
5:59PM3.44m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.44m
11:08PM0.29m
11:13AM0.29m
11:39PM0.16m
11:45AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:17
9:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
15
16
18
19
19
20
19
17
17
17
18
19
21
22
21
19
Feels °C
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
16
16
19
20
21
20
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