Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 49 | 40 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 4:03AM0.50m | 3:47PM0.37m | 5:16AM0.53m | 5:15PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.23m | 11:38AM0.31m | 9:48PM0.24m | 12:33PM0.28m | 11:01PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 11 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 4 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 24 | S 24 | S 15 | S 18 | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 907 | 343 | 350 | 350 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 343 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 411 | 1046 | 907 | 907 | 907 |
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