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Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands
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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
8.8° 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 9AM is: 1.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
125 | 104 | 109 | 154 | 179 | 272 | 249 | 212 | 113 | 104 | 50 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 40 | 68 | 68 | 84 | 106 | 114 | 108 | 108 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:00AM1.92m | 7:20PM1.98m | 7:42AM1.91m | 7:53PM2.04m | 8:22AM1.88m | 8:26PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.51m | 1:57AM0.47m | 1:55PM0.59m | 2:28AM0.43m | 2:15PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
-2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
156 | 168 | 171 | 155 | 153 | 147 | 142 | 162 | 140 | 104 | 134 | 134 | 140 | 142 | 123 | 126 | 101 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNW 7 | NE 11 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 7 | E 14 |
125 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 25 | — | — | 48 | 137 | 50 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NW 6 | N 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 15 | WNW 7 |
60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
74 | 104 | 109 | 154 | 179 | 272 | 249 | 212 | 113 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 40 | 68 | 68 | 84 | 106 | 114 | 108 | 108 | 95 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1182 | 1390 | 1007 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 1007 | 654 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 |
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