
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (05 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
648 | 813 | 796 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 | 730 | 566 | 543 | 431 | 813 | 931 | 791 | 1719 | |
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 | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:39PM0.39m | 6:40AM0.45m | 6:06PM0.33m | 7:44AM0.41m | 6:33PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.16m | 11:51PM0.09m | 12:58PM0.21m | 00:21AM0.14m | 2:59PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
648 | 551 | 558 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 | 730 | 566 | 543 | 423 | 813 | 931 | 791 | 1719 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
640 | 813 | 796 | 397 | 413 | 92 | 117 | 89 | 130 | 138 | 181 | 223 | 174 | 177 | 181 | 227 | 533 | 521 | 613 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
— | 64 | — | 110 | 66 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 131 | 198 | 196 | 273 | 431 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
373 | 314 | 280 | 318 | 286 | 277 | 285 | 293 | 293 | 285 | 285 | 316 | 360 | 392 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 345 | 365 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 192 | 192 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 1647 | 192 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 186 | 170 | 160 | 193 | 193 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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