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Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elephant Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elephant Rock sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | |
151 | 175 | 186 | 164 | 159 | 152 | 124 | 149 | 216 | 348 | 273 | 681 | 505 | 590 | 688 | 679 | 763 | 715 | 588 | 573 | 557 | 542 | 578 | 685 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:56PM0.21m | 1:02PM0.20m | 3:16AM0.11m | 1:08PM0.20m | 3:16AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.06m | 8:56PM0.06m | 6:03AM0.11m | 8:42PM0.05m | 6:54AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
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Temp °C | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 |
38 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 151 | 133 | 131 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 149 | 216 | 348 | 259 | 681 | 505 | 590 | 688 | 679 | 763 | 715 | 588 | 573 | 557 | 542 | 542 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 103 | 82 | 81 | 3 | 249 | — | 40 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 82 | 196 | 383 | 578 | 685 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 59 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 175 | 186 | 164 | 159 | 152 | 124 | 115 | 167 | 280 | 273 | 202 | 170 | 191 | 185 | 156 | 195 | 261 | 257 | 191 | 164 | 141 | 127 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 613 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1798 | 1798 | 1798 | 1820 | 1094 | 1054 | 11 | 613 | 687 | 1798 | 1798 | 1141 | 1314 | 1099 | 1054 | 1226 | 1314 |
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