Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 196mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 81 | 81 | 150 | 161 | 145 | 130 | 102 | 181 | 256 | 360 | 339 | 428 | 450 | 503 | 2955 | 821 | 780 | 771 | 688 | 630 | 450 | 349 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:32AM0.68m | 10:59PM0.62m | 10:06AM0.68m | 11:28PM0.73m | 10:35AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.47m | 4:45PM0.34m | 4:32AM0.45m | 4:52PM0.27m | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:08PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 72 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 150 | 81 | 81 | 147 | 161 | 145 | 130 | 74 | 93 | 115 | 127 | 339 | 428 | 450 | 503 | 670 | 647 | 443 | 417 | 407 | 326 | 314 | 349 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 36 | 39 | 150 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 181 | 256 | 360 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 80 | 7 | — | 7 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 22 | 287 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 42 | 27 | 34 | 119 | 72 | 67 | 102 | 64 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 149 | 113 | 124 | 220 | 2955 | 821 | 780 | 771 | 688 | 630 | 450 | 113 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 544 | 155 | 49 | 155 | 155 | 607 | 49 | 49 | 598 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 602 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 602 | 159 | 159 |
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