Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 27 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM0.63m | 9:55PM0.58m | 9:50AM0.62m | 10:30PM0.58m | 10:19AM0.60m | 11:07PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.13m | 3:29PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.15m | 4:03PM0.08m | 4:15AM0.17m | 4:39PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
44 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 9 | S 10 | NW 5 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | W 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 3 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | — | SE 5 | — | N 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 18 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 4 | — | S 14 | S 9 | — | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 3 | SSE 8 | N 5 | S 12 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 12 | N 6 | SSE 7 |
4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — |
21 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1046 | 1046 | 194 | 797 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 410 | 1046 | 350 | 194 | 343 | 194 | 343 | 343 | 467 | 1046 | 907 | 343 | 194 |
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