Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 +0530
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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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 8AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
225
256
218
216
377
360
360
356
582
518
493
407
402
397
469
445
348
339
268
264
236
325
325
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
10
E
5
NE
5
S
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM0.14m
2:58PM0.19m
2:45PM0.18m
2:04PM0.18m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.14m
11:17PM0.04m
11:56PM0.05m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:47
5:47
5:47
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6:09
6:10
6:10
1
1
6
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
31
31
29
26
25
25
25
27
31
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
30
30
29
27
26
32
31
33
34
33
31
30
28
27
27
29
35
33
33
31
30
30
30
32
33
33
33
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
183
186
188
204
216
377
360
360
356
582
518
493
407
402
397
469
445
348
339
268
264
236
325
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
78
225
256
218
120
116
57
116
118
92
49
61
69
102
102
102
65
64
74
72
69
50
59
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
116
14
45
53
52
33
116
14
48
16
5
37
56
56
56
68
15
11
11
23
30
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
90
10
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
49
196
943
0
9
11
0
0
0
943
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
196
49
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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