Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 17 | 31 | 65 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 62 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 25 | |
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 | 8:01AM0.63m | 8:17PM0.52m | 8:30AM0.64m | 8:50PM0.55m | 8:57AM0.64m | 9:23PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.15m | 2:03PM0.16m | 1:46AM0.14m | 2:29PM0.13m | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:57PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
41 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 31 | 65 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 62 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 20 | SE 8 | SE 4 | — | S 20 | S 20 | NW 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | S 12 | S 21 | S 20 | — | S 20 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 5 | SE 9 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SSE 7 |
10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 |
24 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1059 | 797 | 797 | 299 | 470 | 410 | 194 | 194 | 1046 | 907 | 797 | 881 | 195 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1046 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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