The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 09 Mar 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
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 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
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
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414131313131313131312121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125188121140138136115131105102101999999989695585857825675125
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.45
4:59PM
0.49
4:53AM
0.40
5:17PM
0.45
5:00AM
0.35
5:34PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.07
11:09PM
0.13
10:52AM
0.11
11:29PM
0.18
10:56AM
0.16
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1------------11------11-
Temp. °C242425282727262423232630292726252423253029282725
Feels °C (?)262727302828282524242530312828272726283231313028
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