The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 07 May 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 7AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
950
714
590
590
582
575
883
725
696
485
400
400
557
529
472
465
425
299
290
290
536
468
195
229
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:37AM0.37m
4:44PM0.46m
5:16AM0.34m
5:21PM0.42m
6:26AM0.30m
6:19PM0.37m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.15m
11:24PM0.15m
10:45AM0.19m
00:21AM0.18m
11:29AM0.24m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:54
5:54
5:54
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6
3
1
2
2
5
3
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
26
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
28
28
28
27
27
30
29
31
33
32
31
31
32
31
31
33
33
33
32
30
29
29
31
32
30
31
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
950
714
590
590
582
575
883
725
696
485
400
400
557
529
472
465
425
299
290
290
536
468
195
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SSW
13
0.4
W
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SW
7
Energy kJ
32
152
192
192
184
180
18
18
18
112
81
81
20
20
26
26
43
59
56
43
222
10
44
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
W
6
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
52
31
31
24
22
22
3
20
20
12
14
15
3
3
17
19
1
3
58
11
56
27
9
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
25
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
15
2
2
0
0
0
0
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
15
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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