Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 364 | 356 | 273 | 264 | 234 | 229 | 229 | 195 | 190 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
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 | 10:38PM0.54m | 12:31PM0.91m | 11:58PM0.61m | 1:01PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.44m | 5:09AM0.12m | 7:00PM0.36m | 6:05AM0.13m | 7:25PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | 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 | 241 | 230 | 224 | 224 | 214 | 204 | 199 | 195 | 195 | 190 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 252 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 180 | 174 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 104 | 151 | 116 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 155 | 364 | 356 | 273 | 264 | 234 | 229 | 229 | 171 | 144 | 126 | 85 | 120 | 84 | 104 | 104 | 51 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 823 | 155 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 49 | 155 | 496 | 853 | 159 | 823 | 159 | 544 | 49 | 49 | 496 | 602 | 823 |
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