Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 17). 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 (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 78 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 79 | 58 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 27 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM0.58m | 11:47PM0.53m | 11:42AM0.53m | 00:35AM0.52m | 12:21PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.17m | 5:27PM0.12m | 5:35AM0.22m | 5:59PM0.15m | 6:23AM0.27m | 6:32PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 78 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 8 | 46 | 79 | 58 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 4 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 5 | W 3 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 21 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | S 19 | SSE 5 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 22 | S 21 | NW 4 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SE 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 907 | 907 | 194 | 881 | 194 | 194 | 1059 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 467 | 194 |
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