Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 162 | 164 | 202 | 210 | 210 | 214 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 214 | 219 | 214 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:44AM0.68m | 3:00PM0.93m | 3:42AM0.70m | 3:27PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.22m | 8:24AM0.21m | 9:32PM0.17m | 9:06AM0.30m | 10:07PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 162 | 164 | 202 | 210 | 210 | 214 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 214 | 219 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 164 | 155 | 151 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 149 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 544 | 544 | 496 | 496 | 159 | 498 | 159 | 159 | 589 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 587 | 589 | 544 | 159 |
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