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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 +0530
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Trincomalee surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trincomalee sea temperature is
26.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
NE
0.4
SE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
SE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)66666669669101069669655559
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)493836272517173317161415145621342613364237373713
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.62
4:38AM
0.50
6:09PM
0.66
5:45AM
0.50
6:55PM
0.69
6:41AM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.41
10:52AM
0.29
1:00AM
0.39
11:37AM
0.27
1:36AM
0.36
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:24-
Sunset-6:02-------6:04-------6:04------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--131-------------------
Temp. °C262626262626252526262626262626262627262625252625
Feels °C (?)282828272627262627272627272827282728262726252625
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