Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5PM is: 1.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1583 | 1684 | 1860 | 1649 | 1581 | 1721 | 1682 | 1663 | 1644 | 1526 | 1473 | 1599 | 1716 | 1735 | 1676 | 1463 | 1427 | 1393 | 1230 | 1199 | 978 | 941 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:05PM0.78m | 4:47AM0.75m | 3:21PM0.72m | 5:37AM0.71m | 3:28PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.39m | 9:50PM0.08m | 10:04AM0.44m | 10:20PM0.11m | 10:38AM0.50m | 10:51PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1583 | 1684 | 1860 | 1649 | 1581 | 1721 | 1682 | 1663 | 1644 | 1526 | 1473 | 1599 | 1716 | 1735 | 1676 | 1463 | 1427 | 1393 | 1230 | 1199 | 978 | 941 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 194 | 157 | 152 | 152 | 148 | 142 | 142 | 115 | 120 | 507 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 129 | 173 | 240 | 129 | 168 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 75 | 119 | 85 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 78 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 134 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 186 | — | — | — | 155 | 176 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 175 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 496 | 496 | 589 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 823 | 159 | 823 | 544 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 823 | 159 | 159 | 159 |
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