Elephant Rock surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 6PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
110
110
102
100
99
84
81
80
78
82
118
54
103
156
217
188
251
251
248
246
218
218
215
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:25PM0.21m
3:30AM0.15m
2:32PM0.21m
3:54AM0.16m
2:39PM0.20m
4:18AM0.16m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.08m
9:18PM0.03m
8:28AM0.09m
9:27PM0.02m
8:48AM0.10m
9:39PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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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
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
31
31
29
28
28
27
26
28
31
32
30
28
28
27
26
32
33
32
32
31
32
30
30
31
33
32
31
31
31
30
29
31
33
33
31
30
30
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
102
110
110
39
59
43
65
64
53
46
50
31
45
40
72
217
105
73
251
248
246
218
218
215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SE
10
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
Energy kJ
38
38
45
102
100
35
43
78
71
50
82
49
30
103
156
46
188
251
71
70
70
67
42
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
66
66
102
39
93
99
84
81
80
78
76
118
54
33
79
50
44
44
44
45
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
70
7
7
4
4
3
1
46
5
3
3
6
7
5
4
3
13
10
10
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
942
1226
562
49
9
9
49
9
11
943
942
49
1054
49
9
9
11
943
196
1236
1061
49
196
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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