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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:28PM0.49m | 5:48AM0.50m | 5:21PM0.50m | 6:31AM0.55m | 6:10PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.10m | 11:17AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.06m | 12:12PM0.18m | 00:21AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 241 | 194 | 1865 | 962 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 350 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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