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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 25 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
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 25). 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 (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | |
6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:21AM0.47m | 4:48PM0.47m | 6:07AM0.51m | 5:39PM0.46m | 6:45AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:14AM0.23m | 11:31PM0.09m | 12:12PM0.21m | 00:08AM0.09m | 1:01PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 19 | NW 6 | S 19 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | NW 5 | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 11 | S 19 | S 15 | S 19 | NW 4 | SE 9 | NW 4 | E 9 | NW 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | NW 5 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 467 | 484 | 410 | 194 | 194 | 1306 | 1005 | 797 | 1306 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1876 | 1306 | 881 | 1306 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1306 | 194 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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