Playa de Malpique
Coastal areas · Spain
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Playa de Malpique is a S-facing sand beach on the Spain shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24.1°C (75.4°F) on average
Jan
20.3°C
68.5°F · 19–22.1°C
Feb
19.6°C
67.3°F · 18.1–21.3°C
Mar
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.8–20.9°C
Apr
19.9°C
67.8°F · 18.7–21.2°C
May
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.7–22.1°C
Jun
21.9°C
71.4°F · 20.9–22.8°C
Jul
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.6–24.1°C
Aug
23.4°C
74.1°F · 22.2–24.8°C
Sep
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22.9–25.6°C
Oct
23.9°C
75°F · 22.3–25.4°C
Nov
22.7°C
72.9°F · 21.3–24°C
Dec
21.4°C
70.5°F · 20.2–22.6°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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