
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 20 | S 19 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 23 | |
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 | 12:48PM0.48m | 2:35AM0.50m | 1:56PM0.44m | 4:01AM0.52m | 3:31PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.25m | 7:42PM0.12m | 8:40AM0.27m | 8:53PM0.13m | 10:16AM0.26m | 10:08PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 20 | NW 5 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | WNW 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 8 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | S 20 | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 5 | S 19 | SE 6 | S 19 | SE 5 | S 19 | — | — |
8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 7 | — | — | |
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 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
21 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 1876 | 194 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 201 | 201 | 797 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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