The Rock Surf Break

The Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.97° N 80.37° E

Issued: 4 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Rock sea temperature is
28.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

The Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Rock today (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
2.1
W
9
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.1
SSW
14
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1464
1428
1411
1195
1038
1025
860
696
678
669
707
715
730
745
660
471
458
422
404
402
386
350
341
337
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:38PM0.49m
2:12AM0.39m
2:12PM0.51m
2:44AM0.41m
2:43PM0.52m
3:16AM0.42m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.10m
7:51AM0.13m
8:46PM0.08m
8:25AM0.12m
9:15PM0.06m
8:57AM0.11m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
1
1
2
1
2
4
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
30
29
28
28
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
1464
1428
1411
1195
1038
1025
860
696
678
669
516
484
505
449
459
471
458
355
350
350
345
282
268
255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SE
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
231
117
120
30
27
26
19
19
18
17
660
651
622
514
507
64
124
123
123
121
166
155
103
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
44
46
7
7
18
18
18
38
37
37
73
68
25
30
30
29
26
25
25
40
76
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
Energy kJ
85
143
170
240
295
355
385
395
470
516
707
715
730
745
660
440
422
422
404
402
386
350
341
337
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
1503
1500
875
193
193
193
192
186
779
192
764
193
193
193
193
186
875
186
193
193
193
186
15
147
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest