Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | 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 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 408 | 495 | 349 | 342 | 334 | 326 | 311 | 297 | 297 | 338 | 338 | 346 | 354 | 354 | 482 | 572 | 449 | 675 | 526 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM0.88m | 00:20AM0.53m | 1:35PM0.91m | 1:07AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.37m | 6:25AM0.15m | 8:07PM0.33m | 7:00AM0.17m | 8:27PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 408 | 408 | 349 | 133 | 89 | 266 | 258 | 135 | 149 | 129 | 119 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 400 | 419 | 449 | 459 | 526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 103 | 138 | 138 | 188 | 184 | 87 | 114 | 255 | 211 | 209 | 238 | 115 | 111 | 109 | 62 | 206 | 203 | 414 | 323 | 319 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 156 | 202 | 192 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 71 | 69 | 103 | 136 | 186 | 56 | 58 | 165 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | 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 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 577 | — | 495 | 349 | 342 | 334 | 326 | 311 | 297 | 297 | 338 | 338 | 346 | 354 | 354 | 482 | 572 | — | 675 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 823 | 595 | 823 | 602 | 496 | 496 | 498 | 496 | 823 | 823 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 159 | 159 | 577 | 159 | 602 | 602 | 496 |
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