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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 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | |
62 | 102 | 61 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 40 | 68 | 75 | 106 | 132 | 136 | 123 | 110 | 99 | 68 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.91m | 7:53PM2.04m | 8:22AM1.88m | 8:26PM2.07m | 9:02AM1.83m | 8:59PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.59m | 2:28AM0.43m | 2:15PM0.68m | 2:59AM0.42m | 2:37PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
-1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
62 | 102 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 140 | 123 | 126 | 101 | 82 | 84 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — |
140 | 137 | 61 | 41 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 5 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 9 | — | — |
48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 |
42 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 68 | 75 | 106 | 132 | 136 | 123 | 110 | 99 | 68 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 654 | 70 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 70 | 70 | 1614 | 84 | 70 |
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