Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 16). 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 (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 30 | 62 | 47 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM0.48m | 10:20AM0.67m | 10:50PM0.48m | 11:01AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.07m | 4:55PM0.06m | 4:32AM0.10m | 5:40PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 30 | 62 | 47 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 4 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 194 | 881 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 881 | 881 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 467 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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