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The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
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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
29.2° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
481 | 435 | 376 | 449 | 449 | 366 | 443 | 431 | 331 | 317 | 312 | 307 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 172 | 198 | 189 | 195 | 200 | 195 | 313 | 547 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:37PM0.40m | 7:26AM0.35m | 6:37PM0.35m | 9:36AM0.36m | 8:37PM0.32m | 10:58AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.15m | 12:50PM0.26m | 2:00AM0.17m | 3:40PM0.27m | 3:37AM0.17m | 5:25PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
347 | 435 | 376 | 449 | 449 | 366 | 443 | 431 | 331 | 204 | 312 | 307 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 170 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 313 | 547 | 329 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 |
481 | 36 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 10 | 317 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 97 | 15 | 149 | 146 | 150 | 43 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
18 | 138 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 60 | 17 | 85 | 15 | 122 | 15 | 111 | 181 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
427 | 288 | 273 | 294 | 265 | 265 | 254 | 244 | 210 | 278 | 217 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 198 | 172 | 198 | 189 | 195 | 200 | 195 | 204 | 157 | 198 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1361 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 186 | 186 | 192 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 875 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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