Surf Bay, Falkland Islands
Also within 20 km of Stanley
- Falkland Islands Surf spot · 5.5 km from Stanley
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About Surf Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, May and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. 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.
Water about 6°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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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 10, too small | 2 ft15 ssoft | 99kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 17 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 18, too small | 2 ft12 ssoft | 134kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 16 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 22, too small | 3 ft12 ssoft | 203kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 11, too small | 4 ft9 smushy | 226kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 5°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 12, too small | 5 ft7 smushy | 258kJ | wind from the south-west, 17 knots | 8°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 6, too small | 3 ft6 smushy | 76kJ | wind from the south-west, 24 knots | 7°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 27, too small | 5 ft6 smushy | 214kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 7°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 26, too small | 4 ft8 ssoft | 165kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 10, poor | 7 ft9 smushy | 742kJ | wind from the south-west, 26 knots | 6°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 18, poor | 11 ft10 ssoft | 2,174kJ | wind from the south-west, 27 knots | 6°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Stanley each day: Falkland Islands, Surf Bay.
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