The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 +0530
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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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 12AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9999989695585857828182123121566798103104138141101638562
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.45
5:00AM
0.35
5:34PM
0.40
4:36AM
0.30
5:38PM
0.34
1:17AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.18
10:56AM
0.16
11:46PM
0.24
10:31AM
0.20
11:19PM
0.30
8:30AM
0.21
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-6:20-------6:20-------6:20------
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C292726252423253029272626242325292827262524232630
Feels °C (?)312928272625273131303030272628323030292826252831
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