The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 +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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212151514141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39036127326015515215024018913913799144142186183175166156195151151151142
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.43
1:33AM
0.55
1:52PM
0.44
1:58AM
0.56
2:18PM
0.45
2:23AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.08
7:13PM
0.08
7:57AM
0.05
7:39PM
0.07
8:22AM
0.04
8:05PM
0.07
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset---5:47-------5:47-------5:49----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
146122520------------------
Temp. °C252726252323232324262827262524242528282726252525
Feels °C (?)293129272325242425272829292826262830292929282929
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