
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 08). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 97 | 81 | 99 | 101 | 83 | 101 | 138 | 99 | 106 | 63 | 85 | 67 | 65 | 95 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM0.50m | 6:55AM0.67m | 7:23PM0.55m | 7:36AM0.69m | 8:04PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.16m | 1:18PM0.13m | 1:09AM0.14m | 1:57PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
58 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 97 | 81 | 99 | 101 | 83 | 101 | 138 | 99 | 106 | 63 | 85 | 67 | 65 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NW 6 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SSE 14 |
5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | — | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | S 20 | SSE 15 | — | S 19 | SSE 14 | S 11 |
6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | — | 53 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 21 | — | 7 | 21 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — |
— | 1 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 | 10 | — | 7 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 797 | 484 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 958 | 958 | 958 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 410 | 1059 | 907 | 907 | 194 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
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