Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 50 | 9 |
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 | 00:41AM0.56m | 12:25PM0.43m | 1:48AM0.54m | 1:39PM0.40m | 3:12AM0.53m | 3:31PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.34m | 5:57PM0.25m | 8:54AM0.36m | 6:56PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 4 | W 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 8 | NW 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | SE 8 | S 16 | NW 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 13 | SSW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SE 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 3 | — | 2 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 19 | — | 3 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 1 | — | 6 | 50 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 194 | 194 | 410 | 1120 | 1119 | 410 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 411 | 797 | 797 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 343 | 410 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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