Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 16 | 47 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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 | 10:50PM0.48m | 11:01AM0.64m | 11:39PM0.47m | 11:42AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.10m | 5:40PM0.07m | 5:20AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 47 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | NW 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 201 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 956 | 958 | 797 | 194 |
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