The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 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
28.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)--
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121313121212121212121111111111191818181916
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)828111312313156679810310413813810189888584867264109193283283
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
0.40
4:36AM
0.30
5:38PM
0.34
1:17AM
0.30
3:04PM
0.30
12:42AM
0.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.24
10:31AM
0.20
11:19PM
0.30
8:30AM
0.21
6:59PM
0.28
7:34AM
0.17
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:15-
Sunset-6:20-------6:20-------6:20------
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11------11-------------
Temp. °C292727262423252928272626242425303028262524242629
Feels °C (?)323031292625283230302929262627313030292726262831
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