The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
27.7° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111131212131110101010101818181616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696665646463616140564546116597875737271123123121147226
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
SE
15
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.41
6:10AM
0.35
7:45PM
0.38
6:42AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.37
9:29AM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
0.23
12:40PM
0.15
2:03AM
0.26
1:19PM
0.19
5:57AM
0.25
3:12PM
0.23
Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:09-------6:10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------1------22-----12
Temp. °C252524242529282726252424252929272625242324292826
Feels °C (?)292927272730282829282827273130293029282527323230
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