Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 03 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 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
113
81
87
79
78
111
67
68
137
155
143
186
181
173
169
255
217
148
140
183
225
256
218
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:53PM0.19m
5:09AM0.16m
2:58PM0.19m
5:43AM0.15m
3:00PM0.19m
6:52AM0.14m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.02m
9:24AM0.13m
10:27PM0.02m
9:16AM0.13m
10:49PM0.03m
8:28AM0.14m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:48
5:48
5:47
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
33
30
29
28
28
27
28
31
33
32
28
26
26
26
28
31
31
29
27
27
26
25
26
28
35
31
30
29
29
28
29
33
35
34
30
29
29
29
32
33
33
32
31
31
29
27
29
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
83
113
81
56
79
78
111
67
68
82
154
143
186
83
62
32
255
217
148
140
183
140
188
207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
S
10
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
Energy kJ
22
15
74
17
17
16
16
44
41
67
44
56
50
181
173
169
31
20
12
8
34
225
256
218
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
S
10
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
22
16
74
40
26
24
16
16
25
25
24
9
55
56
57
33
34
33
41
5
33
13
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
Energy kJ
93
57
62
87
64
52
41
42
53
137
155
122
100
141
2
7
13
23
20
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
1236
1226
196
995
1061
167
11
954
9
1061
11
0
0
0
0
4
169
167
11
0
0
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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