Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 14). 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 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | 43 | 65 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 66 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 72 | 54 | |
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 |
High Tide | 9:42PM0.55m | 9:54AM0.67m | 10:23PM0.55m | 10:30AM0.63m | 11:04PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.10m | 4:19PM0.07m | 4:13AM0.13m | 4:54PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
55 | 43 | 65 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 72 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | S 11 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | SSE 12 | SE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 11 | — | — | 66 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — |
— | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
5 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1059 | 303 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1046 | 194 | 194 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
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