Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 57 | 83 | 81 | 111 | 108 | 142 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:49PM0.63m | 3:27AM0.82m | 2:07PM0.60m | 4:03AM0.77m | 2:19PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.06m | 9:26AM0.40m | 8:48PM0.10m | 10:01AM0.44m | 9:14PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 34 | 111 | 108 | 142 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 57 | 83 | 81 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 6 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 49 | 587 | 494 | 494 | 432 | 418 |
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