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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 15 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:12AM0.61m | 6:57PM0.52m | 7:53AM0.65m | 7:44PM0.51m | 8:35AM0.67m | 8:31PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.02m | 1:04PM0.14m | 1:04AM-0.00m | 1:54PM0.11m | 1:48AM-0.01m | 2:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 16 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 470 | 194 | 343 | 343 | 194 | 1876 | 1876 | 1876 | 907 | 1119 | 1119 | 1005 | 1119 | 410 | 1119 | 1119 | 1119 | 1119 |
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