Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 317 | 280 | 267 | 263 | 271 | 210 | 210 | 164 | 158 | 147 | 102 | 142 | 102 | 68 | 98 | 83 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.70m | 9:57PM0.44m | 11:01AM0.74m | 11:07PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.33m | 6:35PM0.41m | 3:30AM0.35m | 6:06PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 12 | WSW 6 | S 11 | W 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 390 | 317 | 280 | 267 | 263 | 271 | 210 | 210 | 164 | 158 | 40 | 30 | 49 | 69 | 51 | 92 | 64 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 58 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 112 | 147 | 94 | 142 | 84 | 68 | 48 | 83 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | WNW 6 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 32 | 31 | 50 | 32 | 24 | 81 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 102 | 107 | 102 | 50 | 98 | 61 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WSW 6 | NW 3 | W 6 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 59 | 69 | 18 | — | 49 | 4 | 64 | — | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 694 | 694 | 644 | 598 | 853 | 577 | 496 | 823 | 853 | 496 | 544 | 496 | 791 | 577 | 496 | 496 | 49 |
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