
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 21 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 10:50AM0.58m | 11:38PM0.49m | 11:20AM0.56m | 00:25AM0.49m | 11:59AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.08m | 5:14AM0.18m | 5:56PM0.09m | 6:06AM0.22m | 6:44PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | N 6 | N 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 8 | — | S 14 | S 21 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | SW 4 |
21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 201 | 194 | 223 | 223 | 204 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 223 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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