Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 07 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
30.3° 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: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
582
518
493
407
402
397
469
451
348
339
268
264
236
325
325
297
229
163
156
154
154
116
114
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:45PM0.18m
2:04PM0.18m
1:22PM0.19m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.05m
1:01AM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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5:47
5:47
5:47
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6:10
6:10
6:10
1
2
3
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
30
30
29
27
27
26
27
28
30
30
29
28
26
26
25
27
30
30
29
28
27
28
28
30
33
33
33
31
32
30
32
32
33
33
32
32
30
30
29
31
34
33
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
356
582
518
493
407
402
397
469
451
348
339
268
264
236
325
325
297
229
163
156
76
78
61
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
118
90
49
66
87
125
56
65
65
64
63
72
69
78
78
80
61
60
78
76
154
154
116
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
3
16
6
37
56
56
23
24
22
17
10
11
23
30
15
11
21
19
15
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
92
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
9
0
49
49
9
0
0
0
0
4
155
155
155
155
11
9
9
0
49
196
49
35
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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