Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 -03
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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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
NW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)777777777788555545566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2512061731431171179779655757467784633735801109392736266
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
2.27
7:09PM
1.78
7:04AM
2.40
7:58PM
1.82
7:54AM
2.48
8:43PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.13
1:08AM
0.71
2:21PM
0.03
1:56AM
0.63
3:08PM
-0.01
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--5:28-------5:31-------5:33-----
Sunset------8:45-------8:45-------8:43-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-11---------12-1-1-
Temp. °C1211111414131097771011111110109898977
Feels °C (?)89912129432323323453243621
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