Elephant Beach surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.2
N
1
N
1
N
0.1
N
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)88888878778888881088108877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)667496288204201160147159106102000018515280020000
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
0
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
1.84
7:52AM
2.26
8:25PM
1.97
8:35AM
2.29
9:01PM
2.08
9:20AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
0.50
2:28PM
0.19
2:20AM
0.38
2:59PM
0.23
3:03AM
0.30
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset7:13-------7:09-------7:07-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------32
Temp. °C1110109910121211101010991011109879999
Feels °C (?)3356681098897666786436677
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