Málaga - Misericordia

About this spot

• air0-12 kt
• exploreTerral
• wavesWaves
• signal_cellular_altIntermediate
• calendar_monthBest: May–Oct

La Misericordia is the long beach in the west of Málaga: wide, dark sand between the port and the mouth of the Guadalhorce, with the Espigón de La Térmica at its southern end. It is one of the two shores in the city where SUP and also surf are practised: when the swell comes in, waves usually break along the shoreline. The spot is on the sand just north of the breakwater, where the La Térmica school gives surf, paddle surf and wingfoil lessons and rents SUP boards and kayaks; they claim to have an authorised nautical channel on this beach and schedule activities early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid the wind. Hazards and rules: with terral the wind blows from land to sea and pushes you away from the shore, so do not go out with offshore wind. The breakwater is made of rocks. In the buoyed swimming area, you cannot navigate with a board: use the marked channels. There is a sandy car park on the other side of the breakwater. Forecasts are checked with ARPEGE, ECMWF and ICON. Photos: "Playa de la Misericordia" by Tyk (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "PlayadelaMisericordia(Málaga)" by Cesnaro98 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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