The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 +0530
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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
27.7° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
W
1.9
WSW
2.2
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)9999999999999910101091099101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)147115861486138315031406128612461255129913141121118211149941030119410651795886895175316341627
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
0.43
7:54PM
0.29
10:11AM
0.42
10:54PM
0.27
11:52AM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.13
3:21PM
0.24
2:13AM
0.17
5:55PM
0.22
4:22AM
0.20
7:06PM
0.17
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:01-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:27-------6:27--
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Rain (mm)
--1222332111112111111111
Temp. °C272727272726262625262626262626262626262728272626
Feels °C (?)262627272726262625272627262727272727272728282828
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at The Rock (light winds from the WSW at Galle 18 km from The Rock). 2.6m 8s swell from the W with a 1.3m 11s groundswell from the SSE and a 0.7m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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18 km away, 3 h 3 min ago

11 km/h
WSW
30.2
27.7
Air / Water (°C)
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