Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
740 | 678 | 506 | 340 | 249 | 194 | 160 | 140 | 113 | 140 | 127 | 411 | 396 | 324 | 250 | 201 | 153 | 146 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.17m | 12:57PM2.31m | 1:46AM2.21m | 2:16PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM1.26m | 6:23AM1.30m | 7:26PM1.24m | 7:49AM1.22m | 8:36PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | 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 | NNE 7 |
740 | 678 | 506 | 340 | 249 | 194 | 160 | 140 | 94 | 83 | 62 | 411 | 396 | 324 | 250 | 201 | 153 | 146 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | WSW 9 |
59 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 50 | 120 | 32 | 113 | 99 | 52 | 44 | 72 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | NNW 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 92 | 45 | 31 | 19 | — | 26 | 26 | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 17 | 29 | 55 | 49 | 69 | 67 | 113 | 140 | 127 | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 243 | 386 | 107 | 59 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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