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The Rock surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 +0530
How big are the waves at The Rock today?
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 262 | 599 | 522 | 509 | 541 | 500 | 458 | 410 | 383 | 345 | 322 | 322 | 280 | 268 | 242 | 245 | 183 | 178 | 157 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:50AM 0.42 | 12:32PM 0.40 | 1:06AM 0.47 | 12:59PM 0.44 | 1:24AM 0.51 | 1:24PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:20PM 0.14 | 6:50AM 0.18 | 6:42PM 0.10 | 7:11AM 0.13 | 7:04PM 0.06 | 7:33AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West
Cross-on wind has become light (calm at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport/Katunayake 144 km from The Rock). 2.1m 8s swell from the SW with a 0.7m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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