Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 493 | 407 | 402 | 575 | 314 | 321 | 329 | 329 | 338 | 390 | 437 | 961 | 354 | 354 | 422 | 376 | 813 | 844 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:31PM0.72m | 6:59AM0.72m | 3:37PM0.69m | 8:36AM0.73m | 3:02PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.59m | 11:51PM0.07m | 1:14PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 534 | 493 | 407 | 402 | 575 | 314 | 294 | 121 | 117 | 110 | 233 | 437 | 961 | 303 | 294 | 311 | 311 | 813 | 304 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 78 | 126 | 119 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 73 | 254 | — | 336 | 325 | 298 | 228 | 240 | 844 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 78 | 78 | 77 | 129 | 146 | 205 | 263 | 289 | 280 | — | — | — | 310 | 376 | 164 | 222 | 156 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 297 | 305 | 348 | 348 | 336 | 313 | 321 | 329 | 329 | 338 | 390 | 346 | 346 | 354 | 354 | 422 | — | 311 | 422 | 367 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2376 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 159 | 496 | 602 | 604 | 602 | 602 | 159 | 602 | 577 | 159 | 577 | 602 | 602 | 898 | 595 |
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