Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18PM0.43m | 2:14AM0.57m | 3:05PM0.44m | 3:29AM0.57m | 4:31PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.32m | 9:36AM0.36m | 7:43PM0.35m | 10:31AM0.33m | 9:32PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 17 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 241 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 195 | 956 | 241 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 299 | 956 | 241 | 241 | 194 |
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