Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 30 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 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (30 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
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 (?)
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)656666777777777777788555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57679698145205233261240173145118969477594447394342576380
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
20
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
2.11
6:14PM
1.72
6:10AM
2.27
7:09PM
1.78
7:04AM
2.40
7:58PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.28
12:11AM
0.80
1:29PM
0.13
1:08AM
0.71
2:21PM
0.03
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise--5:26-------5:28-------5:31-----
Sunset------8:47-------8:45-------8:45-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11212--------
Temp. °C1111111212121212111111141412108877911111010
Feels °C (?)88886778899121295232443234
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