Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?

The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 22). 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)--
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 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
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
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
8
8
8
8
19
18
19
19
12
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
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
12:40PM0.59m
1:35AM0.39m
1:41PM0.55m
3:01AM0.40m
2:45PM0.52m
4:20AM0.43m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.13m
7:11AM0.20m
8:55PM0.13m
8:40AM0.23m
9:57PM0.12m
10:04AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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
6:17
Temp °C
33
30
28
27
27
27
28
32
33
31
28
28
27
27
29
32
34
31
28
28
27
27
29
32
31
28
26
25
24
25
26
31
31
30
27
26
25
24
27
30
32
30
26
26
25
25
28
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
8
8
8
8
19
18
19
19
12
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
16
15
14
21
33
25
24
13
14
11
13
14
23
29
25
13
11
10
6
21
40
37
26
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
194
194
1059
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
194
410
1119
194
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
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
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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