Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.8° 

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 (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) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
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
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
140
116
144
163
411
396
318
250
201
149
119
116
134
134
114
88
59
40
85
78
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
W
5
E
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
0
SSE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:57PM2.31m
1:46AM2.21m
2:16PM2.44m
2:50AM2.37m
3:10PM2.64m
Low Tide
7:26PM1.24m
7:49AM1.22m
8:36PM1.08m
8:49AM1.04m
9:25PM0.88m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
23
21
20
18
18
18
17
19
21
24
20
19
19
19
17
20
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
19
22
21
20
19
18
18
17
21
22
24
20
20
19
19
17
21
23
22
20
21
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