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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 26 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
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:21AM0.47m | 4:48PM0.47m | 6:07AM0.51m | 5:39PM0.46m | 6:45AM0.54m | 6:25PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.23m | 11:31PM0.09m | 12:12PM0.21m | 00:08AM0.09m | 1:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | W 3 | S 19 | NW 6 | S 19 | S 10 | NW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | E 8 | S 20 | — | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 31 | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 19 | S 10 | NW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 20 | NW 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 881 | 410 | 194 | 194 | 2028 | 1306 | 881 | 1306 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1919 | 1919 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1306 | 1046 | 194 | 194 |
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