Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1382 | 1336 | 1245 | 1216 | 1335 | 1318 | 1070 | 1057 | 929 | 853 | 739 | 729 | 657 | 551 | 530 | 516 | 584 | 568 | 553 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:51PM0.83m | 2:54AM0.83m | 2:09PM0.80m | 3:32AM0.84m | 2:26PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.09m | 8:35AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.04m | 9:08AM0.39m | 9:14PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1382 | 1336 | 1245 | 1216 | 1335 | 1318 | 1070 | 1057 | 929 | 853 | 739 | 729 | 657 | 551 | 530 | 516 | 584 | 568 | 553 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 97 | 43 | 62 | 61 | 104 | 14 | 115 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 186 | 153 | 150 | 116 | 113 | 1 | 49 | 66 | 116 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SW 6 | SSE 9 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 62 | 3 | 40 | 13 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 135 | 37 | 127 | 101 | — | 124 | 165 | 131 | 163 | 172 | — | 222 | — | 193 | 158 | 113 | 113 | 113 | — | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 577 | 589 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 823 | 694 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 589 | 589 | 494 | 159 |
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