Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1230 | 1199 | 978 | 929 | 784 | 726 | 706 | 610 | 557 | 549 | 452 | 357 | 317 | 303 | 303 | 329 | 776 | 687 | 580 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:28PM0.66m | 6:42AM0.66m | 3:14PM0.61m | 8:27AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.55m | 11:27PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1230 | 1199 | 978 | 929 | 784 | 726 | 706 | 610 | 557 | 549 | 452 | 357 | 317 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 776 | 687 | 580 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 |
| kJ | 209 | 129 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 122 | — | 31 | 65 | 110 | 193 | 108 | 219 | 329 | 98 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 |
| kJ | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 130 | 258 | 246 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 183 | 184 | — | 193 | 181 | — | — | — | 154 | 158 | 147 | 140 | 112 | 144 | 105 | 131 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 2269 | 1069 | 159 | 823 | 49 | 155 | 577 | 823 | 159 | 602 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 496 | 159 | 589 | 159 |
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