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Surf Bay
Surf spot · Falkland Islands
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 8 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 156kJ
- Wind
- NW 18 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 66 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 230kJ
- Wind
- NNW 14 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 573kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 301kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 76 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 208kJ
- Wind
- WNW 15 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 467kJ
- Wind
- WNW 17 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 ssoft
- Energy
- 420kJ
- Wind
- WSW 27 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 214, too small
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 466, good
- Thu 569, good
- Fri 67, poor
- Sat 776, good
- Sun 856, fair
- Mon 935, poor
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Surf Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 156kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 18 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 66, good | 4 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 230kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 69, good | 5 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 573kJ | offshorewind from the north, 10 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, poor | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 301kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 76, good | 4 ft8 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 208kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 56, fair | 5 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 467kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 35, poor | 4 ft12 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 420kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 27 knots | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 914kJ | wind from the north, 18 knots | 13°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:26 −0.2 mHigh 10:52 +0.5 mLow 17:52 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:38 +0.3 mLow 05:58 −0.2 mHigh 12:23 +0.5 mLow 19:07 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:38 +0.3 mLow 07:20 −0.3 mHigh 13:42 +0.5 mLow 20:09 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Surf Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (150°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (330°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 154). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in July, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 10°C in January, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Stanley, 6.2 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Stanley
about 15 min by car · 7 places to stay
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