Cow Bay Surf Break

Cow Bay, Falkland Islands Weather Observations

Lat Long: 51.44° S 57.87° W

Issued: 2 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
6.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 230°)
2 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Rio Grande Airport

718 km SW102 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry and cloudy
20
moderate winds from the NNE
(20 km/h at 20°)
6 °C10.0
10.0
overcast
broken
-

Guardiamarina Airport

758 km SSW14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-0.5 °C-
-

-

Rio Gallegos Airport

791 km WSW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
30
moderate winds from the NNE
(28 km/h at 30°)
5 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Ushuaia Naval Base Airport

792 km SW204 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the NNW
(19 km/h at 330°)
7 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Punta Arenas Airport

902 km SW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
15
light winds from the NNE
(15 km/h at 30°)
5 °C10.0
10.0
broken
overcast

Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport

903 km SW38 m above sea level

1 hour 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

1 hour 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

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

-

Magallanes Villa Tehuelche

937 km SW174 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 280°)
- °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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