Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 57 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 108 | 142 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 41 | 139 | 139 | 136 | 148 | 160 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:07PM0.60m | 4:03AM0.77m | 2:19PM0.57m | 4:48AM0.72m | 2:16PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.40m | 8:48PM0.10m | 10:01AM0.44m | 9:14PM0.16m | 10:48AM0.48m | 9:40PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 52 | 38 | 51 | 63 | 61 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 41 | 139 | 139 | 136 | 141 | 139 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 108 | 142 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 23 | 107 | 148 | 160 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 57 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 119 | 23 | 86 | 55 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 544 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 |
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