Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 May 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
8.7° 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 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
6 AM
9 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
94
79
88
95
80
86
66
66
33
35
22
21
21
21
20
19
10
20
33
57
64
78
83
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM1.75m
9:33PM2.02m
10:19AM1.65m
10:08PM1.95m
10:59AM1.53m
10:45PM1.88m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.83m
4:10AM0.50m
3:27PM0.89m
4:53AM0.57m
3:53PM0.94m
5:43AM0.64m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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8:11
8:11
8:14
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5:34
5:31
5:30
5:28
Temp °C
4
5
3
0
-1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
-3
-2
-5
-8
-9
-7
-7
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
111
94
79
88
95
80
86
66
66
33
35
22
21
21
50
50
49
49
48
47
46
46
27
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
25
24
18
17
27
44
64
31
47
40
43
39
44
51
21
20
19
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
6
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
7
5
11
5
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
Energy kJ
3
6
20
35
32
10
9
10
7
3
2
1
10
20
33
57
64
78
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
1489
1451
1007
1182
1451
1480
1480
1182
1007
1007
1489
68
68
70
68
68
654
84
84
654
654
654
654
1423
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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