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Trincomalee surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 20 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Trincomalee today?
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
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 strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | |
27 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | |
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 | 11:11PM0.43m | 11:44AM0.62m | 00:18AM0.40m | 12:40PM0.59m | 1:35AM0.39m | 1:41PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.10m | 6:34PM0.13m | 5:57AM0.16m | 7:45PM0.13m | 7:11AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
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Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 4 | NW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 17 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1879 | 1879 | 958 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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