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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 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
30.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:25PM0.41m | 11:09AM0.58m | 11:03PM0.39m | 11:49AM0.55m | 11:52PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.21m | 3:52AM0.13m | 5:10PM0.22m | 4:29AM0.15m | 5:56PM0.23m | 5:12AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 3 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 8 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SE 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 2 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 231 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 303 | 303 | 231 | 241 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 958 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 196 | 196 | 201 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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