Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 20). 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 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 45 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.46m | 12:24PM0.54m | 1:25AM0.46m | 1:08PM0.48m | 2:28AM0.46m | 1:58PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.20m | 7:10PM0.12m | 7:14AM0.25m | 7:57PM0.14m | 8:37AM0.28m | 8:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SE 9 | NW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NW 4 | SE 8 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 907 | 907 | 410 | 194 | 194 | 956 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 350 | 194 | 194 | 956 | 881 | 299 | 299 | 194 | 299 | 343 | 958 | 958 | 907 |
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