
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 29). An 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 (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21AM0.63m | 10:05PM0.68m | 9:56AM0.60m | 10:45PM0.67m | 10:37AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.18m | 3:31PM0.09m | 4:04AM0.20m | 4:09PM0.11m | 4:53AM0.23m | 4:52PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
43 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 4 | S 13 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | S 13 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 |
6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1046 | 1119 | 1059 | 299 | 299 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 204 | 1119 | 1005 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 201 | 201 | 303 | 241 | 241 |
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