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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 28 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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 28). 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 (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
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 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | |
7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
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 | 6:45AM0.54m | 6:25PM0.44m | 7:21AM0.57m | 7:05PM0.43m | 7:55AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.20m | 00:38AM0.09m | 1:43PM0.19m | 1:05AM0.08m | 2:19PM0.18m | 1:31AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | 6:20 |
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Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 410 | 1306 | 1046 | 1059 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1306 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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