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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
7.7° 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 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 28 | 34 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 59 | 82 | 98 | 146 | 125 | 146 | 150 | 177 | 347 | 318 | 270 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.92m | 6:15AM2.03m | 6:37PM2.12m | 7:09AM2.10m | 7:21PM2.29m | 8:02AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.42m | 00:02AM0.46m | 12:24PM0.42m | 00:57AM0.27m | 1:08PM0.46m | 1:52AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
— | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 7 | E 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
59 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 42 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 258 | 198 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | — | ENE 11 | WNW 4 | ENE 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 15 | E 16 |
17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 43 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 27 | 30 | 71 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | ENE 11 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | 17 | 43 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 2 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 59 | 82 | 98 | 146 | 125 | 146 | 150 | 177 | 347 | 318 | 270 | 219 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 876 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 84 | 876 | 876 | 70 | 1390 | 1390 | 1390 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 1508 | 1614 | 1658 | 1186 | 1423 | 1390 | 1872 | 1489 | 1182 |
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