Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 114 | 95 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 96 | 94 | 39 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 67 |
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 | 7:27PM0.48m | 7:57AM0.68m | 8:16PM0.51m | 8:38AM0.70m | 9:00PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.08m | 2:20PM0.09m | 2:03AM0.07m | 3:02PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 114 | 95 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 96 | 94 | 39 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | W 4 | S 22 | S 23 | S 23 |
| kJ | 44 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 4 | — | SSE 15 | S 15 | NW 5 | S 12 | SSE 14 | W 3 | S 23 | S 20 |
| kJ | 72 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 4 | — | 75 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 40 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 299 | 299 | 350 | 194 | 410 | 1119 | 1119 | 907 | 907 | 881 | 470 | 299 | 410 | 1046 | 907 | 194 | 194 |
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