Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 19 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 79 | 96 | 39 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 67 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 124 | 48 | 55 | 54 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM0.51m | 8:38AM0.70m | 9:00PM0.53m | 9:17AM0.69m | 9:42PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.07m | 3:02PM0.07m | 2:48AM0.08m | 3:42PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 79 | 96 | 39 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 67 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 21 | S 21 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 22 | S 12 | — | S 22 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 20 | — | — | NW 5 | SSE 19 | — | SE 19 | S 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 11 | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 124 | — | 15 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1005 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1046 | 194 | 343 | 194 |
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