Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 23 |
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 | 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 | 1:48AM0.54m | 1:39PM0.40m | 3:12AM0.53m | 3:31PM0.39m | 4:32AM0.54m | 5:00PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.36m | 6:56PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.30m | 11:53AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | SE 8 | NW 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | SE 5 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SE 8 | W 3 | SE 5 | S 16 | — | — | S 19 | S 8 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | NW 4 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 4 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 7 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 36 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1119 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1790 | 1005 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 467 | 797 | 194 | 194 |
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