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Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 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
27.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 2PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131418181816161616161520201919181818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)325161616010510210210210087149216148121178276273273261206229226284
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.19
2:23AM
0.18
4:59PM
0.19
2:47AM
0.18
5:16PM
0.20
3:11AM
0.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.01
9:48PM
0.13
9:39AM
-0.00
10:05PM
0.13
10:00AM
-0.01
10:24PM
0.13
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:05-------6:06----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252727262424232224262725242322222326272524232322
Feels °C (?)252625262424242224252524232322222327262424242423
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