Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 23 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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (24 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.9
NNW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)666555856677777766677788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6766724633311148513918222623624021618800157136144319456512270
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
W
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.70
11:19AM
2.04
12:00AM
1.73
12:10PM
1.91
12:49AM
1.76
1:12PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.34
4:41AM
0.65
5:46PM
0.43
5:35AM
0.66
6:24PM
0.55
6:43AM
0.67
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----5:16-------5:18-------5:20---
Sunset8:58-------8:55-------8:54-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C1210991012131313111112111113131211111112131411
Feels °C (?)765578878779779899989891
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