Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 166 | 166 | 160 | 149 | 164 | 166 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 214 | 214 | 219 | 214 | 223 | 228 | 223 | 219 | 273 | 348 | 340 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:44AM0.68m | 3:00PM0.93m | 3:42AM0.70m | 3:27PM0.89m | 4:39AM0.71m | 3:51PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.21m | 9:32PM0.17m | 9:06AM0.30m | 10:07PM0.14m | 9:48AM0.39m | 10:42PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 173 | 166 | 166 | 132 | 132 | 164 | 166 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 214 | 214 | 219 | 214 | 223 | 228 | 223 | 219 | 214 | 210 | 205 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | W 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 149 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 75 | 82 | 116 | 145 | 151 | 154 | 249 | 340 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 212 | 199 | 273 | 348 | 173 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 496 | 496 | 159 | 498 | 577 | 577 | 589 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 544 | 577 | 587 | 159 | 587 | 544 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 577 | 587 | 823 | 544 | 544 |
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