Stanley, Falkland Islands

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About Stanley

Stanley is a town in the Falkland Islands. From Stanley you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Falkland Islands, a surf spot 5.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Stanley

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Stanley.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Stanley each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Stanley: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Surf Bay6.2 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft99 kJwind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore, too small2 ft134 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore, too small3 ft203 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore, too small4 ft210 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, too small5 ft278 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too small3 ft76 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, too small6 ft318 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, poor
All readings for Surf Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Surf Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small2 ft15 ssoft99kJwind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore8°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small2 ft12 ssoft134kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore8°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small3 ft12 ssoft203kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore8°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small4 ft8 smushy210kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots5°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small5 ft7 smushy278kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots8°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small3 ft6 smushy76kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots7°C
Sat 24Oct11, poor6 ft7 smushy318kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots8°C
Falkland Islands5.5 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft99 kJwind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore, too small2 ft134 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore, too small3 ft203 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore, too small4 ft210 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, too small5 ft278 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too small3 ft159 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, too small6 ft318 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, poor
All readings for Falkland Islands: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Falkland Islands, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small2 ft15 ssoft99kJwind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore8°C
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft12 ssoft134kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore8°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small3 ft12 ssoft203kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore8°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small4 ft8 smushy210kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots5°C
Thu 22Oct22, too small5 ft7 smushy278kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots8°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft9 ssoft159kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots7°C
Sat 24Oct16, poor6 ft7 smushy318kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots8°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Stanley, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Stanley

  • Grubz Up0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits