
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 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 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
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 | 8:56AM0.69m | 9:12PM0.47m | 9:39AM0.69m | 10:01PM0.48m | 10:20AM0.67m | 10:50PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.03m | 3:22PM0.07m | 2:58AM0.04m | 4:09PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.07m | 4:55PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 9 |
26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SE 4 |
16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | NW 4 | ESE 8 | E 9 | WSW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ESE 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 |
21 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 343 | 343 | 410 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 907 | 907 | 797 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 484 | 1059 | 343 | 881 | 194 |
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