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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 +0530
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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
26.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)77766666666666666691010666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252331292937494940383627272424181716141514525149
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.60
3:24AM
0.52
5:14PM
0.62
4:38AM
0.50
6:09PM
0.66
5:45AM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
0.43
10:01AM
0.30
12:06AM
0.41
10:52AM
0.29
1:00AM
0.39
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-6:02-------6:02-------6:04------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----2321--1122----------
Temp. °C262626262525262625262626252626262526262626262626
Feels °C (?)282828282728282726282827262727272627272727272828
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