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The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
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The Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Rock sea temperature is
28.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Rock today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
623 | 522 | 505 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 353 | 418 | 341 | 257 | 254 | 269 | 329 | 365 | 530 | 522 | 501 | 747 | 725 | 725 | 609 | 609 | 591 | 582 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.42m | 2:16PM0.54m | 2:41AM0.42m | 2:45PM0.54m | 3:11AM0.42m | 3:14PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.07m | 7:56AM0.10m | 8:45PM0.06m | 8:26AM0.10m | 9:14PM0.06m | 8:55AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
623 | 522 | 505 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 353 | 418 | 87 | 87 | 103 | 82 | 240 | 240 | 530 | 522 | 501 | 747 | 725 | 725 | 176 | 609 | 591 | 582 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | S 13 | SSW 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
101 | 107 | 101 | 107 | 107 | 63 | 58 | 109 | 341 | 257 | 248 | 244 | 81 | 365 | 184 | 184 | 64 | 76 | 98 | 137 | 609 | 146 | 141 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SW 21 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
7 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 142 | 151 | 254 | 269 | 329 | 116 | 12 | 18 | 181 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 72 | 29 | 148 | 122 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | WSW 7 | — | W 7 |
128 | 135 | — | 135 | 115 | 107 | 90 | 81 | — | — | 112 | — | 115 | 78 | 82 | 82 | — | — | — | 176 | — | 149 | — | 152 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 193 | 193 | 22 | 193 | 192 | 192 | 1158 | 1158 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 901 | 1500 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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