Surf Bay surf break

Surf Bay surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 18 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
7.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surf Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 6AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (18 May)21ft (6.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
!
!
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0
0
0
0
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
13
6.5
S
14
6
S
14
5
S
14
4.5
S
14
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
SSE
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4310
3056
5959
2553
3717
6330
9651
15738
15477
9884
8136
6949
6495
5492
4616
4024
3738
4074
5354
3496
2718
2337
1910
1616
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
70
SW
65
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
65
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.52m
7:15PM1.88m
8:34AM1.48m
8:05PM1.85m
9:29AM1.42m
8:59PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.04m
12:53PM0.61m
1:54AM0.06m
1:39PM0.65m
2:47AM0.12m
2:30PM0.70m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:29
8:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
9
8
5
5
4
2
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
0
-1
0
-1
-7
-10
-11
-12
-13
-11
-13
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
SE
15
1
SE
15
0.9
SSE
15
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
4310
3056
2670
17
15
54
424
387
3803
3496
2718
2337
1910
1616
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.8
SE
15
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
5
16
36
266
546
626
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
13
6.5
S
14
6
S
14
5
S
14
4.5
S
14
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
SSE
12
4.5
S
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4
5959
2553
3717
6330
9651
15738
15477
9884
8136
6949
6495
5492
4616
4024
3738
4074
5354
1422
907
927
780
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
Distance (km)
957
957
957
1521
1521
1512
1241
1244
1241
1512
1521
1521
1621
957
957
957
957
957
957
957
957
2025
29
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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