Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 12 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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
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 (?)
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.1
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.1
NW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
N
1.6
NNW
1.8
N
1.9
N
2
N
2.2
N
2.4
N
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)8777716775555667778899988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16312796765854256515151641672513354345246809621027846668505489
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
1.61
3:17PM
1.46
3:45AM
1.64
4:32PM
1.44
4:40AM
1.70
5:34PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.87
9:22PM
0.92
10:54AM
0.82
10:19PM
0.98
11:52AM
0.74
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--4:56-------4:58-------5:00-----
Sunset-------9:08-------9:07-------9:07
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C87791089999912121212111212121212131211
Feels °C (?)555665534555445554568998
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