Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 29 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)--
Afternoon (29 Jan)--
Evening (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)1376666566677777777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30616159595580132200240269254215178143132135848269545744
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.65
5:10AM
2.11
6:14PM
1.72
6:10AM
2.27
7:09PM
1.78
7:04AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.44
11:02PM
0.87
12:30PM
0.28
12:11AM
0.80
1:29PM
0.13
1:08AM
0.71
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise------5:26-------5:28-------5:31-
Sunset--8:49-------8:47-------8:45-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------32231----
Temp. °C9109911111112111111121111121314121087768
Feels °C (?)455688886667781110129511223
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