Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 204 | 199 | 249 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 307 | 290 | 282 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 190 | 204 | 270 | 144 | 195 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:45PM0.62m | 10:37AM0.75m | 11:37PM0.74m | 11:12AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.34m | 4:29AM0.38m | 5:16PM0.25m | 5:29AM0.36m | 5:41PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 212 | 204 | 199 | 249 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 307 | 290 | 282 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 149 | 147 | 142 | 144 | 138 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 119 | 137 | 146 | 145 | 190 | 204 | 270 | 79 | 195 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 123 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 598 | 418 | 418 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 599 | 418 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 587 | 587 | 494 | 418 | 49 |
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