Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 356 | 329 | 318 | 263 | 258 | 258 | 254 | 189 | 183 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 123 | 119 | 107 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:22AM0.93m | 12:39PM0.71m | 1:53AM0.94m | 1:04PM0.69m | 2:23AM0.92m | 1:28PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.33m | 7:00PM0.03m | 7:56AM0.33m | 7:27PM0.02m | 8:26AM0.34m | 7:54PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 372 | 356 | 329 | 318 | 263 | 258 | 258 | 254 | 189 | 183 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 123 | 119 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 37 | 69 | 64 | 81 | 120 | 11 | 11 | 108 | 105 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 107 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 106 | 7 | 54 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 589 | 587 | 587 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 544 | 587 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 159 | 587 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
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