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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 19 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 2PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 19). 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 (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trincomalee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:04AM0.68m | 10:13PM0.46m | 10:52AM0.66m | 11:11PM0.43m | 11:44AM0.62m | 00:18AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.10m | 4:05AM0.06m | 5:29PM0.11m | 4:57AM0.10m | 6:34PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | 6:16 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 28 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 5 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 881 | 922 | 194 | 2028 | 922 | 922 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 195 | 194 | 194 |
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