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Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India
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Varkala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Varkala sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Varkala today?
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | |
180 | 183 | 186 | 193 | 193 | 196 | 196 | 179 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 153 | 191 | 191 | 198 | 117 | 150 | 143 | 154 | 258 | 308 | 353 | 322 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.01m | 11:41PM0.63m | 1:48PM1.02m | 00:25AM0.64m | 2:30PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM-0.06m | 7:22PM0.43m | 6:25AM-0.10m | 7:59PM0.41m | 7:08AM-0.09m | 8:39PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
82 | 78 | 64 | 193 | 193 | 196 | 196 | 179 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 153 | 191 | 191 | 198 | 117 | 150 | 106 | 54 | 258 | 308 | 353 | 322 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 12 |
180 | 183 | 186 | 64 | 53 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 150 | 69 | 78 | 54 | 50 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 18 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
33 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 30 | 9 | 68 | 66 | 9 | 65 | 143 | 49 | 109 | 5 | 124 | 169 | 166 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 53 | 47 | — | — | 30 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 79 | 78 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 154 | 20 | 71 | — | 92 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 598 | 49 | 823 | 49 | 544 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 598 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 2329 | 2329 | 2449 | 544 | 544 | 694 | 598 | 598 | 602 | 602 | 644 |
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