Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 6:10PM0.58m | 6:00AM0.62m | 6:48PM0.63m | 6:36AM0.63m | 7:22PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.24m | 11:37PM0.30m | 12:03PM0.20m | 00:21AM0.27m | 12:37PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | W 3 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 470 | 1006 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 343 | 194 | 1005 | 881 | 797 |
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