Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 21 May 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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 21). 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 (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
7
7
19
8
8
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
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
cross-off
High Tide
00:18AM0.40m
12:40PM0.59m
1:35AM0.39m
1:41PM0.55m
3:01AM0.40m
2:45PM0.52m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.13m
5:57AM0.16m
7:45PM0.13m
7:11AM0.20m
8:55PM0.13m
8:40AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
29
33
32
30
28
28
27
27
28
32
33
30
28
28
27
27
28
32
33
31
28
26
27
27
28
32
31
29
26
26
24
25
26
30
31
29
27
26
25
25
25
29
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
25
25
25
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
7
7
19
8
8
8
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
2
6
6
1
1
8
3
3
7
3
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
NW
5
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
6
6
6
6
6
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
8
21
24
24
21
9
10
9
9
16
29
26
26
10
8
10
10
21
37
34
32
19
10
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
467
194
194
194
343
194
1119
907
410
467
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
881
194
194
194
194
194
194
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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