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Surf Bay surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands
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Surf Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surf Bay sea temperature is
6.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 2AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 | |
838 | 641 | 794 | 382 | 284 | 206 | 168 | 138 | 112 | 55 | 45 | 43 | 70 | 68 | 100 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 35 | 34 | 65 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.52m | 4:59AM1.46m | 4:48PM1.56m | 5:47AM1.47m | 5:21PM1.58m | 6:30AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.43m | 10:39AM0.68m | 11:13PM0.35m | 11:14AM0.73m | 11:50PM0.30m | 11:45AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
-2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -4 | -6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
3 | 62 | 460 | 382 | 284 | 206 | 168 | 138 | 112 | 55 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 68 | 100 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 142 | 130 | 107 | 79 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 6 | SSW 14 | N 6 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 31 | 50 | 26 | 43 | 22 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 35 | 34 | 65 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | N 6 | S 22 | N 6 | N 6 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | S 5 | SSW 9 | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 43 | 70 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
838 | 641 | 794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 71 | 77 | 94 | 155 | 186 | — | 1 | 18 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2228 | 2228 | 1077 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | 957 | 957 | 957 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 0 | 29 | 707 | 707 | 707 |
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