Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 72 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.53m | 5:15PM0.38m | 6:11AM0.56m | 6:16PM0.41m | 6:53AM0.59m | 7:02PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.28m | 11:01PM0.22m | 1:04PM0.26m | 11:52PM0.20m | 1:24PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 30 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 4 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SE 4 | S 19 | S 20 | S 18 | NW 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 24 | S 24 | S 18 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 19 | — | S 13 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 14 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 194 | 194 | 881 | 194 | 194 | 975 | 797 | 975 | 797 | 194 | 467 | 194 | 194 | 1059 | 956 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 907 | 907 |
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