Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 |
High Tide | 11:50PM0.58m | 11:40AM0.47m | 00:41AM0.56m | 12:25PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.30m | 5:20PM0.22m | 6:39AM0.34m | 5:57PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 3 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | W 3 | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | N 6 | NW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | W 4 | S 15 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 8 | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SE 8 | SE 4 | — | W 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 10 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1005 | 470 | 194 | 194 | 881 | 1005 | 1119 | 958 | 907 | 907 | 410 | 194 | 299 | 484 | 1790 | 1059 | 907 | 194 |
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