Surf Bay surf break

Surf Bay surfForecast / Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 -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
5.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Surf Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SW
4
SW
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)11117899101111121212111111111111111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23417032970510349741020238837971342122711029947206405655865961175828111711361029909
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.28
3:03PM
1.54
4:39AM
1.37
4:09PM
1.62
5:20AM
1.45
5:02PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
0.88
10:04PM
0.35
10:02AM
0.77
10:54PM
0.30
10:51AM
0.66
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise---6:52-------6:50-------6:47----
Sunset------6:38-------6:40-------6:43-
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-----------1-------
Temp. °C333345554445886555455555
Feels °C (?)-4-7-8-9-8-6-6-5-5-4-5-4-1-2-4-2-20-4-4-4-4-3-1
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Falkland Islands

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Surf Bay (moderate winds from the WSW at Mount Kent 23 km from Surf Bay). 2.1m 6s windswell from the SW with a 0.8m 8s swell from the S and a 0.6m 13s groundswell from the E. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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24 km/h
WSW
0.0
5.7
Air / Water (°C)
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