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Cow Bay surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | |
4219 | 3280 | 2555 | 1725 | 1331 | 928 | 651 | 460 | 354 | 280 | 202 | 147 | 140 | 100 | 71 | 103 | 110 | 67 | 286 | 425 | 972 | 562 | 528 | 497 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.73m | 8:32AM1.48m | 8:17PM1.72m | 9:11AM1.41m | 8:49PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.60m | 2:04AM0.31m | 1:43PM0.67m | 2:39AM0.33m | 2:10PM0.73m | 3:18AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
-10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | ESE 9 | N 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 119 | 85 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 928 | 651 | 460 | 354 | 280 | 202 | 147 | 140 | 100 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 31 | 64 | 57 | 541 | 562 | 528 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | E 10 | N 7 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 67 | 35 | 41 | 64 | 63 | 46 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 5 | — | N 8 | — | — | NNW 4 | S 8 | N 5 | S 14 | — | S 20 | E 13 | ESE 9 | S 19 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 22 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | — | W 2 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4219 | 3280 | 2555 | 1725 | 1331 | 2040 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 103 | 110 | 103 | 286 | 425 | 972 | 618 | 497 | 1041 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 713 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 63 | 1845 | 1615 | 1593 | 1615 | 1484 | 1050 | 1212 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1215 |
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