Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
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 Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 28 | 45 | 38 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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 | off |
High Tide | 9:12PM0.47m | 9:39AM0.69m | 10:01PM0.48m | 10:20AM0.67m | 10:50PM0.48m | 11:01AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.04m | 4:09PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.07m | 4:55PM0.06m | 4:32AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 28 | 45 | 38 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | W 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SE 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 797 | 907 | 797 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 907 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 797 | 797 |
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