Surf Forecasts:
Trincomalee surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with 39 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Trincomalee this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Trincomalee in the next 16 days are 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Trincomalee over the next 16 days.
Right then, grab a cuppa, 'cause I've stared at the charts for this spot and it's a story of "nearly but not quite."
For the whole sixteen days ahead, we're lookin' at one single break: Trincomalee. It's a sheltered little point, and according to what I've got here, it's a spot that *rarely* breaks. And this stretch is no exception. There's a very long, quiet spell on the cards.
We start on July 11th, Saturday morning, with a tiny 0.7ft of swell from the south with a very long 16-second period. The combined wave energy is weak at just 43. The wind's a cross-off from the WSW at 16 mph, keeping the surface clean, but the problem is the ocean just doesn't have any push. It's all "poor surf conditions" all the way through. This silence drags on for days.
There is a flicker of hope way out on July 25th, which is a Saturday. The swell picks up to 2ft from the southeast, with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy hits a moderate 92, and the wind drops to a gentler 9 mph from the WSW. It's still a cross-off, so the face should be clean. But for a point break that rarely turns on, this is the absolute best we've got to work with, and honestly, 2ft wave faces aren't going to have you ringing your mates.
The whole period is a write-off for paddle surfing, folks. There's no standout day, no session that’s worth the drive. For a spot that rarely breaks and is this sheltered, this kind of blank run is pretty normal. We just have to wait for the next system. Until then, the board stays in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
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 kJ | 32 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 19 | 24 |
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 | 5:35AM0.55m | 5:06PM0.42m | 6:32AM0.60m | 6:21PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:25PM0.45m | 8:11AM0.68m | 8:21PM0.46m | 8:56AM0.69m | 9:12PM0.47m | 9:39AM0.69m | 10:01PM0.48m | 10:20AM0.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.21m | 11:27PM0.05m | 12:44PM0.16m | 00:24AM0.04m | 1:41PM0.12m | 1:18AM0.03m | 2:33PM0.09m | 2:09AM0.03m | 3:22PM0.07m | 2:58AM0.04m | 4:09PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.07m | 4:55PM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 35 |
Feels °C | 27 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 19 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 4 | S 15 | SSE 5 | S 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | WNW 5 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | NW 5 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 907 | 194 | 467 | 343 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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