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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
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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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 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) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 13 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| 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) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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