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Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 22 | |
131 | 129 | 123 | 117 | 83 | 113 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 111 | 67 | 83 | 126 | 154 | 195 | 186 | 181 | 173 | 169 | 255 | 217 | 148 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:42AM0.16m | 2:53PM0.19m | 5:09AM0.16m | 2:58PM0.19m | 5:43AM0.15m | 3:00PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.12m | 10:08PM0.02m | 9:24AM0.13m | 10:27PM0.02m | 9:16AM0.13m | 10:49PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 131 | 129 | 123 | 117 | 83 | 113 | 72 | 56 | 79 | 78 | 111 | 67 | 68 | 82 | 154 | 195 | 61 | 33 | 25 | 169 | 255 | 217 | 148 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 10 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 44 | 56 | 186 | 181 | 173 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 46 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 74 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 83 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 77 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 118 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 57 | 87 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 49 | 67 | 126 | 146 | 103 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 9 | 169 | 9 | 1061 | 1061 | 196 | 954 | 954 | 11 | 11 | 954 | 1153 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 1061 | 9 | 0 |
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