Surf Forecasts:
Trincomalee surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period, S swell with 53 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Trincomalee this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Trincomalee in the next 16 days are 0.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Trincomalee over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s break it down for the imperial crew. Rusty here, and I’ll tell ya: this Trincomalee outlook is a dud. Over the next 16 days, there is nothing to get excited about. Just a long, flat stretch.
Trincomalee is a point that rarely breaks, and we are seeing that here. Water temp is about 85°, normal for this time of year. The strongest combined energy only hits 93 – that’s moderate, but it comes with a 0.3m swell on July 9th, with a 17-second period from the south. That’s a groundswell tease with no height and cross-off wind. Not surfable.
The first week is tiny – 0.4m SE swell, mostly 8-11 second period, with a fresh cross-off breeze from the WSW at 18-22 mph. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. No standout days. On July 13th morning we get a slight offshore breeze and 0.5m swell, but still poor.
No recommendations here. This is a normal dead spell for a break that rarely works. Keep an eye out, but for now, the board stays in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 53 | 21 | 21 |
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 | 10:27AM0.59m | 10:46PM0.41m | 10:56AM0.58m | 11:27PM0.41m | 11:24AM0.56m | 00:12AM0.41m | 11:56AM0.54m | 1:05AM0.42m | 12:34PM0.51m | 2:07AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.48m | 3:17AM0.46m | 2:26PM0.45m | 4:29AM0.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.13m | 4:02AM0.12m | 5:11PM0.12m | 4:44AM0.15m | 5:51PM0.11m | 5:31AM0.18m | 6:36PM0.10m | 6:27AM0.21m | 7:26PM0.09m | 7:35AM0.24m | 8:23PM0.09m | 8:58AM0.25m | 9:24PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 5 | — | S 19 | NW 4 | SE 5 | S 17 | NW 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | S 18 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 5 | S 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 15 | — | — | SE 5 | S 18 | — | SE 5 | NW 4 | — | S 5 | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 53 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 201 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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