Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 682 | 597 | 682 | 352 | 253 | 526 | 373 | 362 | 299 | 330 | 376 | 269 | 674 | 581 | 443 | 217 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:26AM0.84m | 2:23PM0.71m | 4:01AM0.79m | 2:38PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.04m | 9:10AM0.37m | 9:02PM0.06m | 9:40AM0.41m | 9:29PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 443 | 682 | 597 | 682 | 352 | 253 | 526 | 373 | 362 | 299 | 265 | 299 | 269 | 674 | 581 | 443 | 169 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 62 | 186 | 186 | 63 | 34 | 319 | 319 | 249 | 281 | 330 | 376 | 264 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 217 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 10 | 10 | 186 | 184 | 214 | — | 14 | 13 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 494 | 544 | 49 | 49 | 159 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 644 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 496 | 823 | 589 | 589 | 589 |
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