Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31PM0.47m | 4:31AM0.58m | 5:28PM0.53m | 5:19AM0.60m | 6:10PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.36m | 11:03AM0.29m | 10:45PM0.33m | 11:32AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | S 8 | — | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1229 | 241 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1245 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 303 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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