Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trincomalee today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trincomalee at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM0.44m | 10:40AM0.67m | 11:08PM0.43m | 11:27AM0.63m | 00:06AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.07m | 3:56AM0.05m | 5:20PM0.07m | 4:47AM0.10m | 6:15PM0.08m | 5:43AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
— | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | — | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | S 11 | S 19 | SSE 10 |
4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | NW 4 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 4 | — | S 11 | — | NW 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 907 | 1005 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 1790 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 350 | 343 | 958 | 958 | 299 | 194 | 194 | 299 | 350 | 467 |
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