Surf Bay surf break

Surf Bay surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 -03
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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
7.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surf Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (12 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
E
11
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1023
911
711
606
921
1004
1347
2123
1697
1141
895
610
396
326
419
434
460
460
421
421
356
320
216
292
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28AM1.38m
3:06PM1.36m
3:31AM1.42m
3:45PM1.49m
4:26AM1.46m
4:24PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.64m
9:08PM0.61m
9:26AM0.61m
9:59PM0.45m
10:06AM0.59m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:19
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:13
5:12
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
-2
-4
-5
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
1
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
S
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
1023
911
711
606
469
392
324
302
255
260
260
260
396
307
419
434
460
460
421
421
356
320
216
292
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
15
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
9
Energy kJ
126
116
6
6
11
25
25
25
308
314
21
21
260
21
102
40
119
92
94
31
48
58
102
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
14
0.6
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
21
26
8
21
21
7
15
74
16
30
31
14
6
47
127
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.3
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
5
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
156
331
921
1004
1347
2123
1697
1141
895
610
326
49
349
211
230
42
75
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
71
1521
1522
957
957
707
707
707
707
957
957
957
29
29
29
29
29
29
957
29
1077
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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