Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 834 | 722 | 577 | 561 | 447 | 506 | 396 | 396 | 390 | 390 | 317 | 280 | 267 | 263 | 271 | 210 | 210 | 164 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.57m | 9:23AM0.66m | 10:30AM0.70m | 9:57PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.57m | 11:04PM0.26m | 00:25AM0.33m | 6:35PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 834 | 722 | 577 | 561 | 115 | 103 | 95 | 396 | 390 | 390 | 73 | 69 | 267 | 263 | 271 | 210 | 69 | 59 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 447 | 506 | 396 | 51 | 71 | 76 | 317 | 280 | 54 | 54 | 35 | 26 | 210 | 164 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 15 | 14 | 25 | — | 32 | 31 | 50 | 32 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 137 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 71 | 112 | 124 | 150 | 130 | 106 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 46 | — | — | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 155 | 602 | 823 | 694 | 694 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 577 | 577 | 498 | 544 | 49 | 577 | 159 | 498 | 823 | 577 | 498 | 595 |
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