Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 42 | 102 | 90 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
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 |
High Tide | 6:40PM0.52m | 6:50AM0.62m | 7:17PM0.57m | 7:22AM0.64m | 7:51PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.24m | 00:10AM0.24m | 12:54PM0.20m | 00:48AM0.21m | 1:20PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 42 | 102 | 90 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 17 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1059 | 411 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 962 | 962 | 1790 | 1790 | 1005 | 922 | 881 | 922 | 962 | 881 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 467 | 194 |
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