Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 +0530
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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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
45
27
34
34
27
44
45
40
30
29
14
25
25
25
16
16
26
20
19
24
27
26
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
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
9:18AM0.69m
9:21PM0.48m
10:04AM0.68m
10:13PM0.46m
10:52AM0.66m
11:11PM0.43m
Low Tide
2:32AM-0.00m
3:35PM0.09m
3:18AM0.02m
4:30PM0.10m
4:05AM0.06m
5:29PM0.11m
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clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
Temp °C
28
28
29
32
33
31
28
28
27
27
28
32
33
30
28
27
27
27
29
32
32
30
28
28
27
28
29
33
35
32
26
26
26
26
27
31
32
29
27
25
25
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
50
48
45
27
34
34
27
44
45
40
21
9
14
13
1
23
16
16
26
20
19
24
23
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
14
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
29
7
6
3
25
9
9
2
11
4
3
3
4
3
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
12
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
12
17
7
7
6
3
3
3
11
30
29
10
10
25
25
12
5
2
4
4
27
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
19
20
22
8
6
5
8
18
22
24
22
17
11
9
19
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
881
881
922
1879
1879
2028
907
881
1005
194
194
194
969
410
881
194
194
194
194
194
196
194
194
194
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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