Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 177 | 225 | 230 | 223 | 309 | 273 | 348 | 428 | 714 | 688 | 487 | 397 | 554 | 498 | 485 | 478 | 472 |
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 | 4:39AM0.71m | 3:51PM0.83m | 5:37AM0.70m | 4:11PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.14m | 9:48AM0.39m | 10:42PM0.13m | 10:30AM0.47m | 11:17PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 181 | 177 | 225 | 230 | 223 | 219 | 214 | 214 | 205 | 714 | 688 | 162 | 159 | 554 | 498 | 485 | 478 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 72 | 82 | 116 | 147 | 151 | 154 | 253 | 428 | 166 | 162 | 487 | 397 | 155 | 155 | 125 | 157 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 212 | 309 | 273 | 348 | 147 | 36 | 145 | 137 | 133 | 245 | — | 84 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 587 | 587 | 49 | 155 | 577 | 587 | 159 | 544 | 544 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 587 | 544 | 494 | 159 |
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