Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 844 | 228 | 597 | 372 | 367 | 356 | 304 | 260 | 235 | 294 | 264 | 232 | 256 | 288 | 277 | 256 | 315 | 308 |
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-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:12AM0.77m | 11:14AM0.83m | 7:52PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.09m | 2:25AM0.11m | 7:28PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 234 | 228 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 253 | 260 | 235 | 204 | 209 | 214 | 189 | 192 | 194 | 198 | 198 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 844 | 217 | 597 | 372 | 367 | 356 | 304 | 152 | 122 | 294 | 232 | 217 | 256 | 205 | 198 | 184 | 135 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 269 | 175 | 106 | 234 | 203 | 147 | 232 | 62 | 121 | 240 | 264 | 232 | 226 | 288 | 277 | 256 | 246 | 236 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 326 | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 315 | 308 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 898 | 159 | 49 | 155 | 577 | 602 | 600 | 494 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 155 | 155 | 587 | 159 | 159 | 159 |
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