The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 +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
27.6° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212141313132216121620201915151418
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222222119131126109141100104257222215199147203147144132336332214188180356
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
0
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
0.33
1:19AM
0.46
2:00PM
0.36
1:52AM
0.50
2:27PM
0.40
2:22AM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.16
6:50PM
0.19
8:04AM
0.12
7:31PM
0.16
8:29AM
0.08
8:04PM
0.12
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:12-------6:12----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C242828272624232324272727262423232426262625242423
Feels °C (?)273130302926252627303030302726262729293028272626
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