Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 475 | 437 | 961 | 336 | 325 | 361 | 376 | 813 | 844 | 305 | 597 | 372 | 367 | 350 | 304 | 230 | 201 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM0.73m | 3:02PM0.65m | 10:12AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.07m | 1:14PM0.65m | 00:56AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 343 | 305 | 961 | 331 | 279 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 844 | 217 | 597 | 260 | 260 | 223 | 223 | 230 | 201 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 437 | 823 | 303 | 277 | 361 | 228 | 813 | 269 | 258 | 322 | 372 | 367 | 350 | 304 | 152 | 152 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 98 | 254 | — | 336 | 325 | 310 | 376 | 237 | 222 | 107 | 106 | 234 | 203 | 147 | 232 | 87 | 88 | 240 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 475 | — | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 305 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 49 | 577 | 603 | 159 | 602 | 155 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 496 | 2269 | 159 | 587 | 159 |
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