
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 6AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
763 | 612 | 596 | 696 | 596 | 666 | 648 | 813 | 796 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:58AM0.49m | 5:39PM0.39m | 6:40AM0.45m | 6:06PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.05m | 12:06PM0.16m | 11:51PM0.09m | 12:58PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
386 | 612 | 596 | 696 | 596 | 666 | 648 | 551 | 558 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
763 | 27 | 28 | 236 | 359 | 566 | 640 | 813 | 796 | 397 | 413 | 96 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 141 | 181 | 223 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 23 | S 21 | — | S 9 | S 14 | — | W 11 | — | W 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 |
37 | 104 | 216 | — | 38 | 4 | — | 64 | — | 119 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
529 | 339 | 368 | 377 | 309 | 302 | 339 | 331 | 302 | 148 | 255 | 317 | 317 | 335 | 326 | 336 | 303 | 312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 15 | 186 | 186 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 374 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 192 | 193 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
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