
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 57 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:28PM0.66m | 2:54AM0.87m | 1:49PM0.63m | 3:27AM0.82m | 2:07PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.03m | 8:55AM0.36m | 8:21PM0.06m | 9:26AM0.40m | 8:48PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
76 | 74 | 66 | 65 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 57 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WNW 2 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | S 3 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 459 | 49 | 418 | 459 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 589 | 589 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 494 |
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