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Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 12AM is: 2.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | - | - |
| Evening (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | NW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | |
150 | 159 | 302 | 219 | 231 | 194 | 166 | 119 | 91 | 75 | 87 | 181 | 280 | 252 | 171 | 210 | 262 | 224 | 193 | 158 | 140 | 154 | 127 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:21PM2.29m | 8:02AM2.11m | 8:08PM2.41m | 8:55AM2.06m | 8:56PM2.47m | 9:49AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.12m | 1:52PM0.52m | 2:50AM0.03m | 2:39PM0.59m | 3:51AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
-2 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | E 11 | NW 13 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 170 | 194 | 194 | 94 | 71 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 170 | 78 | 138 | 117 | 158 | 140 | 87 | 38 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | NW 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 34 | 76 | 78 | 74 | 68 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 42 | 44 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | NW 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 47 | 24 | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 9 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 150 | 159 | 302 | 219 | 231 | 181 | 166 | 119 | 91 | 75 | 87 | 181 | 280 | 252 | 171 | 210 | 262 | 224 | 193 | 133 | 137 | 154 | 127 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1423 | 1423 | 1423 | 1489 | 1489 | 1489 | 1658 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 1186 | 1422 | 1479 | 1480 | 1186 | 1182 | 1182 | 1480 | 1489 | 1489 | 876 | 1423 |
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