Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 65 | 114 | 86 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 16 | 51 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53AM0.59m | 7:02PM0.45m | 7:29AM0.61m | 7:41PM0.49m | 8:01AM0.63m | 8:17PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.20m | 1:24PM0.23m | 00:34AM0.18m | 1:42PM0.20m | 1:10AM0.15m | 2:03PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
58 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 65 | 114 | 86 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 16 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | S 14 | NW 5 | NW 4 | S 13 | SE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 21 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 3 | SE 4 | S 20 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 12 | S 21 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
26 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 797 | 410 | 969 | 969 | 969 | 797 | 797 | 470 | 467 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 797 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 956 | 907 | 797 | 194 |
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