Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 46 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM0.39m | 4:32AM0.54m | 5:00PM0.42m | 5:30AM0.57m | 5:57PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.30m | 11:53AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.29m | 12:14PM0.28m | 11:27PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 194 | 1119 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 195 | 1005 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 467 | 1046 | 1005 | 907 |
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