Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
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 | 11:03AM0.52m | 11:50PM0.58m | 11:40AM0.47m | 00:41AM0.56m | 12:25PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.25m | 4:52PM0.19m | 5:43AM0.30m | 5:20PM0.22m | 6:39AM0.34m | 5:57PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 3 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | N 5 | NW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 3 | SE 9 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 16 | E 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1059 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 303 | 881 | 470 | 881 | 410 | 1119 | 194 | 983 | 907 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1147 | 907 | 194 | 194 |
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