Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 887 | 1286 | 1710 | 1508 | 1402 | 1523 | 1707 | 1614 | 1576 | 2039 | 4075 | 7322 | 12117 | 14031 | 12767 | 9909 | 7306 | 5747 | 4783 | 3821 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.37m | 1:30AM1.17m | 12:36PM1.34m | 3:16AM1.15m | 1:58PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.60m | 6:06AM0.99m | 8:14PM0.60m | 7:46AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Feels °C | -10 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 887 | 1286 | 1710 | 1508 | 1402 | 1523 | 1707 | 1614 | 1576 | 2039 | 4075 | 7322 | 12117 | 14031 | 12767 | 9909 | 7306 | 5747 | 4783 | 3821 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2022 | 2000 | 2022 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2022 | 2000 | 1522 | 1521 | 1526 | 1687 | 1687 | 1959 | 1994 | 1687 | 957 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Falkland Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Surf Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest