Elephant Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Falkland Islands)

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Elephant Beach Surf Guide

Elephant Beach in Falkland Islands is a quite exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. The best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here.

Elephant Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	8.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Elephant Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Elephant Beach occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Elephant Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Elephant Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in February while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 51% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

47%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

51%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Elephant Beach Location Map

Interactive Elephant Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Elephant Beach is Mount Pleasant Airport (MPN) in Falkland Islands, which is 58 km (36 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Elephant Beach is Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) in Argentina, 649 km (403 miles) away.

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Elephant Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 18:19 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	7	7	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Elephant Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Elephant Beach, 0 km from Elephant Beach.

Next High Water: 09:33pm | 2.02m

Next Low Water: 04:10am | 0.5m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Elephant Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.7 °C) at Elephant Beach is very cold today and the windchill (0.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.