Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 355 | 391 | 273 | 391 | 364 | 356 | 273 | 264 | 234 | 229 | 230 | 196 | 190 | 160 | 160 | 132 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | 11:56AM0.87m | 10:38PM0.54m | 12:31PM0.91m | 11:58PM0.61m | 1:01PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.44m | 5:09AM0.12m | 7:00PM0.36m | 6:05AM0.13m | 7:25PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 201 | 239 | 282 | 205 | 282 | 230 | 225 | 224 | 214 | 204 | 199 | 166 | 196 | 190 | 160 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 366 | 355 | 332 | 273 | 256 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 174 | 169 | 229 | 166 | 160 | 104 | 151 | 114 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 349 | 342 | 391 | 192 | 155 | 364 | 356 | 273 | 264 | 234 | 229 | — | 171 | 144 | 126 | 85 | 120 | 120 | 104 | 104 | 51 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 241 | 14 | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 496 | 823 | 155 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 589 | 159 | 823 | 159 | 544 | 49 | 159 | 496 | 2376 | 602 | 602 | 694 |
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