
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 62 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 44 | |
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 |
High Tide | 6:50AM0.62m | 7:17PM0.57m | 7:22AM0.64m | 7:51PM0.61m | 7:52AM0.65m | 8:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.20m | 00:48AM0.21m | 1:20PM0.16m | 1:25AM0.19m | 1:49PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | 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 |
58 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 62 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 22 | WNW 5 | — | S 22 | S 21 | NW 5 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 13 | S 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 5 | — | — | — | S 23 | S 12 | S 22 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
17 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 962 | 1876 | 1876 | 1005 | 1005 | 881 | 881 | 881 | 881 | 194 | 194 | 410 | 1119 | 1119 | 1119 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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