The Rock surf break

The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 +0530
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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
30.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Rock today?

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
20
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
172
155
150
102
97
89
87
121
186
184
167
307
307
222
257
254
254
183
218
215
153
157
144
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
6:08PM0.34m
12:03PM0.33m
10:47PM0.32m
12:20PM0.39m
11:56PM0.36m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.22m
5:49PM0.27m
5:29AM0.17m
6:26PM0.21m
6:08AM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
33
32
33
32
30
30
31
33
33
32
32
31
30
30
31
33
33
33
33
31
31
32
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
123
121
115
83
81
81
83
87
85
83
60
59
180
175
160
149
146
144
141
141
130
96
96
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
178
172
155
150
102
97
89
87
85
186
184
167
307
307
222
257
254
254
183
218
215
153
157
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.4
S
20
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
21
19
17
17
25
17
80
79
121
82
73
75
42
21
22
6
24
27
27
66
58
64
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
763
764
764
0
0
0
0
0
764
764
764
0
0
2
0
0
147
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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