Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 +0530
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Trincomalee surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trincomalee sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
27
17
24
20
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
8
8
7
18
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM0.43m
11:44AM0.62m
00:18AM0.40m
12:40PM0.59m
1:35AM0.39m
1:41PM0.55m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.10m
6:34PM0.13m
5:57AM0.16m
7:45PM0.13m
7:11AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
29
32
34
31
28
28
28
27
29
32
33
30
28
27
27
27
28
32
33
30
28
26
26
26
27
30
33
31
27
26
26
25
28
30
31
29
26
24
24
24
25
30
31
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
23
22
17
17
24
20
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
8
8
7
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
S
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
27
26
27
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
6
3
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
6
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
13
27
32
38
28
15
14
10
8
19
29
24
16
12
14
10
12
21
35
29
29
13
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
1879
1879
958
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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