Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58AM0.45m | 1:02AM0.59m | 1:18PM0.43m | 2:14AM0.57m | 3:05PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.29m | 7:30AM0.37m | 6:10PM0.32m | 9:36AM0.36m | 7:43PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 241 | 303 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 303 | 241 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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