Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 147 | 147 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 201 | 232 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 239 | 601 | 298 | 516 | 510 | 436 | 419 | 425 | 425 | 349 | 318 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:32AM0.94m | 1:30PM0.73m | 3:11AM0.91m | 1:53PM0.71m | 3:53AM0.86m | 2:17PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.37m | 8:08PM-0.04m | 9:00AM0.40m | 8:41PM-0.03m | 9:36AM0.45m | 9:18PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 29 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 151 | 113 | 147 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 201 | 232 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 239 | 601 | 298 | 516 | 510 | 436 | 419 | 425 | 425 | 349 | 318 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 37 | 86 | 115 | 83 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 70 | 133 | 207 | 8 | 129 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | S 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 150 | 147 | 135 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 4 | 6 | 48 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 49 | 159 | 600 | 823 | 694 | 494 | 432 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 600 | 795 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
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