Cow Bay surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 -03
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Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
5.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)12121212101010111111111199101099988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)556490472445363515292293230226179242536029227525621619792745568
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
1.41
6:52PM
1.91
7:37AM
1.50
7:35PM
1.96
8:12AM
1.60
8:20PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.51
1:25AM
0.09
1:01PM
0.38
1:57AM
0.10
1:46PM
0.28
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise---7:15-------7:13-------7:09----
Sunset------6:23-------6:25-------6:27-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C577688765555443332222222
Feels °C (?)-20001110-1-10-1-5-5-5-3-2-2-2-1-3-4-5-6
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Falkland Islands

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Cow Bay (moderate winds from the WSW at Mount Kent 31 km from Cow Bay). 1.3m 11s groundswell from the SSE with a 0.5m 11s groundswell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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24 km/h
WSW
0.0
5.1
Air / Water (°C)
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