Trincomalee Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.54° N 81.25° E

Trincomalee 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Trincomalee sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.2° 

Trincomalee surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 15). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
28
16
16
24
24
30
44
22
28
45
38
25
19
19
18
18
30
30
20
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
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
off
High Tide
9:12PM0.47m
9:39AM0.69m
10:01PM0.48m
10:20AM0.67m
10:50PM0.48m
11:01AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.04m
4:09PM0.06m
3:46AM0.07m
4:55PM0.06m
4:32AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
28
32
35
32
28
27
26
27
28
33
35
32
28
27
27
26
28
32
34
32
Feels °C
27
25
24
24
26
30
32
29
28
24
23
24
25
31
33
30
26
25
23
23
26
31
33
34
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