Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
8.6° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
7
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
48
34
22
21
21
21
19
18
17
34
9
15
37
50
55
57
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
0
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:19AM1.65m
10:08PM1.95m
10:59AM1.53m
10:45PM1.88m
11:41AM1.41m
11:25PM1.80m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.89m
4:53AM0.57m
3:53PM0.94m
5:43AM0.64m
4:20PM0.98m
6:42AM0.69m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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8:11
8:14
8:15
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5:31
5:30
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
-2
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.9
N
6
0.3
ENE
12
0.9
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
7
1
N
8
Energy kJ
66
48
34
22
21
80
80
80
80
77
77
50
48
47
46
27
57
27
58
60
62
72
100
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
31
38
41
44
47
21
21
19
18
17
9
8
4
4
4
27
27
13
12
12
11
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
5
11
8
2
9
9
5
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
34
9
15
37
50
55
59
3
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
1
1
4
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1412
1007
1007
68
70
70
70
68
654
84
1930
1007
876
1182
1186
1423
1482
1640
84
19
19
19
654
654
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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