Surf Forecasts:
Trincomalee surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SSE swell with 43 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Trincomalee this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Trincomalee in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Trincomalee over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – Trincomalee is a tough nut to crack right now. We’ve got a classic case of a spot that just doesn’t fire on the swell that’s coming. For the next 16 days, it’s looking like a total flat spell.
From Tuesday, July 7th, all the way through to Wednesday, July 22nd, there isn’t a single day worth paddling out. That’s over two weeks of nothing. For Trincomalee, a point break that is *rarely breaking* anyway, this kind of long, quiet run is pretty normal. It’s not a surprise, just a bummer.
The water temperature is sitting at 84°F – that’s pretty average for this time of year, so no worries there.
The only energy we ever see is tiny. Swell heights barely tickle 2 ft on the 18th of July, but even that is from the SSE and it has an energy reading of just 48. That’s weak wave energy (48), and combined with a short period of 8 seconds from the SE, it’s just not going to wrap into the bay properly. Every single day is flagged as “poor surf conditions” with a score of zero.
Winds are a constant cross-off from the WSW, blowing 12–22 mph. That’s a clean wind direction, but with no swell to work with, it’s a polished window on an empty room. The swell direction is SE or SSE, and this break really wants a swell from the South to do its thing. The one time the period jumps to 15 seconds on the 13th of July? The swell height is a pathetic 0.7 ft. You can’t do anything with that, even if it is a long-period groundswell.
Honestly, if you’ve got a kite and the wind is up, maybe you can have some fun, but for a paddle surfer? There’s nothing here. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Keep the board waxed and hope the charts change. The forecast can always shift for the better.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
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 kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 20 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM0.51m | 2:07AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.48m | 3:17AM0.46m | 2:26PM0.45m | 4:29AM0.50m | 3:43PM0.43m | 5:35AM0.55m | 5:06PM0.42m | 6:32AM0.60m | 6:21PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:25PM0.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.09m | 7:35AM0.24m | 8:23PM0.09m | 8:58AM0.25m | 9:24PM0.08m | 10:23AM0.24m | 10:27PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.21m | 11:27PM0.05m | 12:44PM0.16m | 00:24AM0.04m | 1:41PM0.12m | 1:18AM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | NW 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 17 | — | S 13 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 5 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | NW 5 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 5 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SE 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 12 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 201 | 223 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 907 | 194 | 194 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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