Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 +0530
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Trincomalee surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trincomalee sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
13
23
25
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:25PM0.41m
11:09AM0.58m
11:03PM0.39m
11:49AM0.55m
11:52PM0.37m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.21m
3:52AM0.13m
5:10PM0.22m
4:29AM0.15m
5:56PM0.23m
5:12AM0.18m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:48
5:47
5:47
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
28
27
29
28
26
26
26
27
27
32
31
31
29
30
31
30
32
31
31
32
29
30
30
30
31
29
31
32
29
30
30
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
9
10
3
6
6
3
2
2
7
7
7
7
7
3
2
2
7
12
13
23
25
25
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
9
6
1
6
6
6
4
4
4
1
4
7
7
7
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
3
5
1
1
2
2
4
5
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
303
231
194
194
194
194
194
194
303
303
231
241
194
194
194
194
958
194
194
194
194
196
196
201
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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