Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 978 | 929 | 784 | 726 | 706 | 610 | 557 | 549 | 452 | 357 | 317 | 303 | 303 | 329 | 776 | 588 | 411 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:42AM0.66m | 3:14PM0.61m | 8:27AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.55m | 11:27PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 978 | 929 | 784 | 726 | 706 | 610 | 557 | 549 | 452 | 357 | 317 | 303 | 303 | 285 | 776 | 588 | 411 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 26 | S 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 169 | 135 | 127 | 125 | — | — | 31 | 65 | 110 | 195 | 258 | 219 | 329 | 98 | 13 | 92 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 64 | — | — | 166 | 246 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 173 | — | — | — | — | 126 | 162 | 158 | 154 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 130 | 127 | 149 | 142 | 138 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 634 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 823 | 159 | 602 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 602 | 159 | 159 | 527 |
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