Cow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.44° S 57.87° W

Cow Bay, Falkland Islands Weather Observations

Issued: 2 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
4.7°C
0.5° 

Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cow Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cow Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cow Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mount Pleasant Airport

59 km SSW214 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
fresh winds from the S
(30 km/h at 190°)
2 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Rio Grande Airport

718 km SW102 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SSE
(17 km/h at 150°)
Q1015 °C0.0
0.0
scattered
scattered
-

Guardiamarina Airport

758 km SSW14 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
45
strong winds from the W
(43 km/h at 260°)
-0.5 °C-
-

-

Puerto Williams

758 km SSW14 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
1 °C10.0
10.0
-
-
-

Rio Gallegos Airport

791 km WSW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
20
light winds from the E
(19 km/h at 90°)
Q1014 °C0.0
0.0


Ushuaia Naval Base Airport

792 km SW204 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light snowLight snow
30
moderate winds from the WSW
(28 km/h at 240°)
2 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Punta Arenas Airport

902 km SW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
moderate winds from the S
(28 km/h at 170°)
3 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport

903 km SW38 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
wind obs. (61 kph from 290 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)

907 km SW8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial

910 km SW61 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cow Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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