
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 208 | 201 | 232 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 207 | 608 | 298 | 516 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM0.75m | 2:32AM0.94m | 1:30PM0.73m | 3:11AM0.91m | 1:53PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM-0.02m | 8:26AM0.37m | 8:08PM-0.04m | 9:00AM0.40m | 8:41PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
178 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 113 | 37 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 208 | 201 | 232 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 169 | 608 | 298 | 516 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 |
18 | 54 | 28 | 40 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 70 | 133 | 207 | 8 | 129 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 17 | W 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 8 | S 8 | W 7 | S 10 | W 7 |
54 | 81 | 152 | 152 | 9 | 16 | 135 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 44 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
54 | 2 | 3 | — | 40 | 39 | — | 7 | 49 | 48 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 494 | 544 | 494 | 527 | 159 | 155 | 603 | 823 | 823 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 607 | 602 | 49 | 49 |
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