Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 72 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:04AM0.92m | 1:00PM0.59m | 2:35AM0.89m | 1:27PM0.57m | 3:08AM0.86m | 1:53PM0.55m | 3:42AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.35m | 7:24PM0.04m | 8:51AM0.36m | 7:53PM0.07m | 9:26AM0.39m | 8:22PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | 5:59 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 13 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 17 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 78 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 494 | 589 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 501 | 496 | 432 | 418 | 49 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 494 | 418 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
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