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Stanley, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Alex Petrenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Falkland Islands

Surf spot · Falkland Islands

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Is it worth the trip?

40Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: too small (4 ft swell at 8 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 45 out of 100

Swell
4 ft8 smushy
Energy
166kJ
Wind
NW 19 kn
Temp
11°C

Wed 4 · 35 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 ssoft
Energy
203kJ
Wind
NNW 13 kn
Temp
11°C

Thu 5 · 34 out of 100

Swell
5 ft11 ssoft
Energy
523kJ
Wind
WSW 5 kn
Temp
9°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
6 ft8 smushy
Energy
412kJ
Wind
SSW 18 kn
Temp
8°C

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

Swell
4 ft7 smushy
Energy
193kJ
Wind
WNW 17 kn
Temp
12°C

Sun 8 · 11 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 ssoft
Energy
480kJ
Wind
WSW 19 kn
Temp
13°C

Mon 9 · 51 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 ssoft
Energy
461kJ
Wind
SW 13 kn
Temp
12°C

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 345, fair
  2. Wed 437, too small
  3. Thu 531, poor
  4. Fri 60, too big
  5. Sat 745, fair
  6. Sun 89, poor
  7. Mon 930, poor
  8. Tue 1048, fair
  9. Wed 1116, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–18 ftof swell
  • Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number

Falkland Islands does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Falkland Islands, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov45, fair4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)166kJwind from the north-west, 19 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 4Nov37, too small4 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)203kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore11°C
Thu 5Nov31, poor5 ft11 ssoft5 ft at break (est.)523kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots9°C
Fri 6Nov0, too big6 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.)412kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots8°C
Sat 7Nov45, fair4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)193kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore12°C
Sun 8Nov9, poor5 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)480kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots13°C
Mon 9Nov30, poor5 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)461kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots12°C
Tue 10Nov48, fair4 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)236kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 11Nov16, too small3 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)177kJwind from the west, 16 knots11°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

  • 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
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 02:28 +0.4 mLow 08:25 −0.5 mHigh 14:48 +0.5 mLow 21:01 −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.

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About Falkland Islands

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SE (138°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (318°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–18 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, 5.5 km away (8 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.

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