Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 19). 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 (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
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 | 1:30AM0.50m | 1:08PM0.42m | 2:40AM0.49m | 2:14PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.19m | 7:33AM0.31m | 7:13PM0.21m | 9:48AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 797 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 411 | 1059 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 350 | 411 | 1046 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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