Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is

17.0° C

Playa de Malpica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	13	13	23	52	83	53	46	69	104	153	176	123	147	139	123	180	322	392	671	795	769
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:58AM3.11m					8:15PM3.40m				8:43AM2.96m				9:01PM3.15m				9:29AM2.79m				9:48PM2.88m
Low Tide				1:55PM0.27m					2:31AM0.25m				2:40PM0.45m				3:16AM0.47m				3:28PM0.67m


	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	10:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:09	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	21	22	22	21	19	19	18	18	22	23	23	22	20
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	20	18	17	18	17	18	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	23	22	21	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	20	18	17	57	62	59	71	180	322	22	25	24	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	—	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NNW 10	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NNW 9	W 7	W 7	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	NNW 7	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 8	W 8	W 8
kJ	1	—	5	4	4	10	15	14	13	8	4	4	6	14	13	12	5	43	13	24	5	4	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	NW 10	NW 8	NW 8	NW 13	WNW 12	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	7	6	4	3	3	6	15	5	5	5	5	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	3	6	7	10	23	52	83	53	46	69	104	153	176	123	147	139	123	—	—	392	671	795	769
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa de la Barrosa Andalucia	Praia de Odeceixe Algarve	Coumeenole Kerry	Black Middens North East England	Ponta do Pargo Madeira	Les Douaniers Mediterranean - Cote d'Azur	Moledo Douro & Minho	Moledo Douro & Minho	Moledo Douro & Minho	Praia da Amorosa Douro & Minho	Playa do Orzan Galicia	Nemina Galicia	Nemina Galicia	Playa de Esteiro Galicia	Playa do Orzan Galicia	Playa de Caion Galicia	Playa de Razo Galicia	Playa de Razo Galicia	Playa de Razo Galicia	Los Locos Cantabria	Serans Galicia	Serans Galicia	La Paloma Asturias
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3
Distance (km)	805	649	984	1405	1382	1307	164	164	164	187	34	50	50	104	34	18	11	11	11	385	82	82	151
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia											Playa do Orzan	Playa da A Marosa	Playa da A Marosa	Playa da A Marosa	Serans	Playa de Soesto	Playa de Soesto	Ria Foz	Playa da A Marosa		Serans	Serans
Rating (10 max)											1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)	Playa El Palmar Andalucia	Playa El Palmar Andalucia							Cabo Roche Andalucia	La Yerbabuena Andalucia	Playa do Orzan Galicia	Playa da A Marosa Galicia	Playa da A Marosa Galicia	Los Locos Cantabria	Sopico Cantabria	Sopico Cantabria	La Nora Asturias	La Nora Asturias	Los Locos Cantabria	Los Locos Cantabria	Isla de Izaro Pais Vasco	Los Locos Cantabria	La Paloma Asturias
Rating (10 max)	1	1							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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