The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
27.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101611111616151515151515141414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53999494137137135131130128125121183180178178180180178168161156156156
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
0
N
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
S
0
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
offoffglassglassonglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.57
3:50AM
0.55
4:17PM
0.58
4:14AM
0.53
4:44PM
0.57
4:38AM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.03
10:00AM
-0.04
10:21PM
0.04
10:23AM
-0.02
10:50PM
0.07
10:45AM
0.01
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-6:20-------6:21-------6:21------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
253------1------11------
Temp. °C272726252424252727262625242425282727262525252628
Feels °C (?)313231292727293131313029282728303132312929293131
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