Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 491 | 480 | 443 | 417 | 407 | 402 | 387 | 1994 | 394 | 395 | 400 | 415 | 328 | 247 | 250 | 196 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:28PM0.73m | 10:35AM0.68m | 11:58PM0.84m | 11:02AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:08PM0.19m | 6:05AM0.41m | 5:30PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 503 | 193 | 211 | 209 | 269 | 407 | 402 | 387 | 392 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 208 | 170 | 161 | 196 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 491 | 480 | 443 | 417 | 68 | 67 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 158 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 24 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 116 | 184 | 200 | — | — | 297 | 350 | 340 | 1994 | 394 | 395 | 400 | 415 | 328 | 247 | 250 | — | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 494 | 527 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 602 | 494 | 494 | 598 | 527 | 544 | 598 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 49 |
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