Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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 (?)
2.5
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
3
NNW
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.8
NNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
W
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1.5
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)99999999910109955484867777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1210124311469017367359011215142281364642751066574123544257320330330271203
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
40
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
W
20
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
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
2.18
8:24PM
1.70
8:18AM
2.26
8:57PM
1.78
8:56AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.23
2:02AM
0.62
3:10PM
0.19
2:36AM
0.54
3:39PM
0.19
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset------8:15-------8:14-------8:12-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------11----------1---1
Temp. °C12111111121313111099111111109889912131211
Feels °C (?)645789631223432331304767
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