
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 234 | 277 | 256 | 253 | 228 | 222 | 371 | 339 | 349 | 301 | 298 | 329 | 464 | 454 | 454 | 356 | 352 | 414 | 412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10PM0.51m | 2:44AM0.43m | 2:37PM0.53m | 3:09AM0.46m | 3:03PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.06m | 8:25AM0.11m | 9:05PM0.03m | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:27PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
87 | 234 | 277 | 256 | 253 | 228 | 222 | 371 | 215 | 213 | 106 | 81 | 103 | 232 | 286 | 222 | 212 | 202 | 414 | 412 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 10 | SSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
100 | 64 | 30 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 22 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 204 | 189 | 184 | 464 | 454 | 454 | 356 | 352 | 195 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | W 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
68 | 59 | 62 | 95 | 59 | 38 | 62 | 258 | 339 | 349 | 301 | 298 | 329 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 60 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
123 | 119 | 75 | 100 | 111 | 137 | 116 | 165 | 153 | 131 | 104 | 136 | 136 | 156 | 140 | 140 | 127 | 132 | 119 | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1361 | 1931 | 875 | 875 | 740 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 194 | 193 | 193 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 968 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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