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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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Rock today?
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
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 68mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
443 | 431 | 401 | 317 | 312 | 307 | 286 | 286 | 242 | 218 | 181 | 183 | 214 | 220 | 204 | 313 | 547 | 329 | 950 | 714 | 696 | 929 | 917 | 1012 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:37PM0.35m | 9:36AM0.36m | 8:37PM0.32m | 10:58AM0.40m | 10:36PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.26m | 2:00AM0.17m | 3:40PM0.27m | 3:37AM0.17m | 5:25PM0.23m | 4:48AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
443 | 431 | 401 | 192 | 312 | 307 | 286 | 286 | 242 | 218 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 313 | 547 | 329 | 950 | 714 | 696 | 929 | 917 | 1012 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SE 10 | — |
46 | 32 | 30 | 317 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 61 | 61 | 97 | 85 | 149 | 146 | 150 | 111 | 150 | 70 | 86 | 86 | — | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 75 | 122 | 26 | 17 | 181 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 |
254 | 254 | 225 | 272 | 181 | 195 | 177 | 183 | 207 | 207 | 181 | 183 | 214 | 220 | 204 | 241 | 216 | 209 | 193 | 175 | 187 | 187 | 193 | 214 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 192 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 875 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 1804 | 1158 | 1158 | 1804 | 1016 | 194 | 669 | 193 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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