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Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands
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Elephant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | |
21 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.53m | 10:45PM1.88m | 11:41AM1.41m | 11:25PM1.80m | 12:31PM1.32m | 00:10AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.57m | 3:53PM0.94m | 5:43AM0.64m | 4:20PM0.98m | 6:42AM0.69m | 4:55PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
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Temp °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
-1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
80 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 71 | 68 | 80 | 80 | 86 | 110 | 125 | 530 | 710 | 688 | 508 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNE 13 | E 13 | SW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
21 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 6 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 31 | 16 | 39 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 69 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 77 | 113 | 113 | 91 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 68 | 84 | 84 | 654 | 1944 | 1948 | 1390 | 915 | 1182 | 84 | 1640 | 84 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 |
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