Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 30 |
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 | 2:40AM0.49m | 2:14PM0.38m | 4:03AM0.50m | 3:47PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.21m | 9:48AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.23m | 11:38AM0.31m | 9:48PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 4 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | SE 8 | S 24 | S 14 | — | S 21 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 907 | 194 | 343 | 350 | 343 | 410 | 1119 | 343 | 195 | 343 | 194 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 343 | 194 | 194 |
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