Surf Forecasts:
Trincomalee surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, SE swell with 84 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Trincomalee this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Trincomalee in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Trincomalee over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me level with you. For Trincomalee, looking at this whole 16-day window, the honest truth is there's just nothing doing on the wave front. This is one of those blank runs where the ocean is giving us absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. Not a single session makes the cut.
I'll break it down from now through to the 14th of September. Every single day – from Sunday the 30th of August right through – it's the same story. We're looking at tiny, weak swell, never getting above 2ft, and it's all coming from the southeast with a short period of just 8-9 seconds. That's just windswell, not groundswell, so there's no real push or shape. The combined swell energy barely tickles the meter – the highest we see is a weak 98 (weak energy) on the morning of Wednesday the 9th, but that's still pitiful.
The wind is often cross-offshore or clean, but it doesn't matter because there's no swell to work with. You're looking at 1.0ft to 2ft dribble. Even the occasional offshore wind on Tuesday the 8th afternoon, with a bit more period at 9 seconds, only gives us 2ft and a combined energy of 52 (weak energy). It's clean, but the paddle would be a joke. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th see the wind pick up to 19 mph, just pushing those tiny 1ft - 2ft bumps around even more.
This place is a point break that rarely breaks anyway, and it's very sheltered from the swell. When the swell is this meek, nothing gets in. The water temp sits around 84°F, which is basically normal for the time of year.
I can't even point to a standout day. There isn't one. The entire 16-day stretch is a write-off for surf. For anyone thinking about it, the combo of no swell and those clean but useless conditions makes this a hard pass. Maybe it's a better week to go sightseeing or check out the local scene, because the surf isn't happening. If you absolutely had to get wet, the Tuesday the 8th afternoon with that light offshore wind is the only moment with a hint of clean potential, but the swell height is still only 2ft. That's not a surf recommendation, that's a desperate paddle.
Stay salty.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 72 | 17 | 16 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 33 | 17 | 64 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM0.63m | 9:55PM0.58m | 9:50AM0.62m | 10:30PM0.58m | 10:19AM0.60m | 11:07PM0.58m | 10:53AM0.56m | 11:53PM0.57m | 11:35AM0.52m | 00:50AM0.56m | 12:30PM0.47m | 2:07AM0.55m | 1:55PM0.43m | 3:42AM0.56m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.15m | 4:03PM0.08m | 4:15AM0.17m | 4:39PM0.09m | 5:00AM0.20m | 5:20PM0.11m | 5:53AM0.24m | 6:08PM0.14m | 7:04AM0.27m | 7:10PM0.18m | 8:41AM0.29m | 8:33PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 72 | 17 | 16 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 33 | 17 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | W 3 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 10 | — | N 5 | SE 6 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | S 11 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | SE 4 | S 9 | N 7 | SSE 8 | WSW 3 | S 12 | S 21 | — | N 6 | N 5 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 4 | S 16 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SE 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | ESE 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SE 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 1046 | 194 | 410 | 350 | 194 | 467 | 907 | 194 | 956 | 958 | 195 | 410 | 956 | 343 | 410 | 797 | 194 | 410 | 958 | 194 |
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