Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 04 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
8.7° 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 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
3
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
73
99
116
131
94
79
88
95
78
64
64
48
48
33
33
21
21
22
21
9
38
46
53
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:41AM1.75m
9:33PM2.02m
10:19AM1.65m
10:08PM1.95m
10:59AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.83m
4:10AM0.50m
3:27PM0.89m
4:53AM0.57m
3:53PM0.94m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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8:08
8:11
8:11
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5:34
5:31
5:30
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
1
0
-1
0
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
0
0
3
4
0
-1
-3
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
Energy kJ
19
30
20
116
131
94
79
88
95
78
64
64
48
48
33
33
21
21
50
50
49
49
48
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
25
25
19
18
17
26
28
61
28
16
17
23
24
45
51
22
21
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
NE
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NW
7
0.4
E
12
Energy kJ
1
6
5
6
2
2
2
2
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
6
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.7
NNW
3
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
Energy kJ
32
73
99
6
10
28
36
19
10
6
8
6
4
1
1
1
9
38
46
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
Distance (km)
1614
1851
1614
0
654
1480
1007
1007
1390
1451
1390
1182
1182
1007
1007
70
68
70
68
68
654
1944
84
654
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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