Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- 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 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| 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 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | SW 17 | 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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 107 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 57 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:28PM0.66m | 2:54AM0.87m | 1:49PM0.63m | 3:27AM0.82m | 2:07PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.34m | 7:54PM0.03m | 8:55AM0.36m | 8:21PM0.06m | 9:26AM0.40m | 8:48PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | 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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | 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 |
| kJ | 78 | 107 | 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) | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | W 6 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 57 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 442 | 589 | 49 | 49 | 438 | 155 | 49 | 49 | 589 | 589 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 49 | 49 |
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