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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | 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 | 3:30PM0.48m | 4:58AM0.44m | 4:28PM0.49m | 5:48AM0.50m | 5:21PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.26m | 10:05PM0.15m | 10:12AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.10m | 11:17AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | SSE 4 | — | SE 9 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | N 4 | — | NW 4 | SE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 241 | 241 | 1248 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1295 | 1295 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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