The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 +0530
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)111313131313121212121212121211111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112290286277218215205203187187180177174171163155152149144144123959089
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassonononglassonglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.49
3:24PM
0.62
3:34AM
0.47
3:54PM
0.58
4:03AM
0.44
4:23PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
-0.01
9:45PM
0.03
9:29AM
0.02
10:14PM
0.06
9:57AM
0.06
10:46PM
0.10
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:15-------6:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262628303029282827272830302928282727283030292828
Feels °C (?)313133333232323231323233333231323132323332313132
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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