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Surf Bay surf break

Surf Bay surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 20 Apr 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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surf Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
S
0.8
E
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)788812131212121291299910101010914111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)456434333196115170205190187180181177188161164157168122947661583737
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
1.51
8:15PM
1.81
9:31AM
1.42
9:04PM
1.75
10:32AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
0.10
1:53PM
0.60
2:51AM
0.16
2:36PM
0.68
3:49AM
0.25
3:27PM
0.78
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---7:43-------7:45-------7:47----
Sunset-----5:54-------5:52-------5:51--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C7656999877891010101010101010111087
Feels °C (?)-4-3-2022211344433311002100
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