The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)121212121217101611161616151515151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144141103101995853999594137137135131130128125121183180178178180180
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
E
5
SW
0
SW
0
NNW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.57
3:52PM
0.57
3:50AM
0.55
4:17PM
0.58
4:14AM
0.53
4:44PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
0.03
9:38AM
-0.04
9:53PM
0.03
10:00AM
-0.04
10:21PM
0.04
10:23AM
-0.02
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:21-------6:21
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Rain (mm)
2-----141----121--111122
Temp. °C252424242529272726252424252827272626252425272727
Feels °C (?)272626282933313231282727293231323130292729313131
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