Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
251
251
248
246
222
218
215
213
204
187
181
135
133
131
129
123
117
83
113
83
81
79
78
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:39PM0.20m
4:18AM0.16m
2:47PM0.20m
4:42AM0.16m
2:53PM0.19m
5:09AM0.16m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.10m
9:39PM0.02m
9:06AM0.11m
9:53PM0.01m
9:20AM0.12m
10:08PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
32
31
30
28
28
27
26
29
32
32
30
28
27
27
26
29
33
33
31
29
28
26
26
32
34
32
32
30
31
31
29
32
33
32
31
30
30
30
29
31
34
33
32
30
30
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
105
110
251
248
246
222
218
215
213
204
187
181
135
133
131
129
123
117
83
113
72
56
79
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
188
251
71
70
70
67
42
40
39
38
37
27
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
22
15
17
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
44
44
44
45
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
6
21
46
1
22
20
74
74
40
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
5
3
9
10
8
11
8
5
4
5
20
25
20
22
25
19
20
26
64
83
81
53
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
49
196
196
196
196
169
9
9
196
942
196
196
196
196
167
167
196
942
1236
1061
995
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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