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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 08 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:35PM0.52m | 1:03AM0.36m | 1:27PM0.50m | 2:32AM0.36m | 2:28PM0.49m | 3:55AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.23m | 6:08AM0.22m | 8:02PM0.22m | 7:24AM0.25m | 9:09PM0.19m | 8:53AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 5 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | S 15 | WSW 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 303 | 293 | 204 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 343 | 1245 | 303 | 252 | 194 | 194 | 201 | 251 | 201 | 201 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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