Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 325 | 253 | 322 | 253 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 222 | 160 | 150 | 82 | 81 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 130 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:41AM0.67m | 10:22PM0.51m | 9:32AM0.68m | 10:59PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.40m | 4:54PM0.39m | 2:47AM0.47m | 4:45PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 330 | 325 | 253 | 322 | 253 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 222 | 160 | 150 | 55 | 61 | 39 | 147 | 145 | 130 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | W 3 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 36 | 57 | 2 | 22 | 39 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 82 | 81 | 150 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 97 | 148 | 96 | 42 | 28 | 81 | 119 | 72 | 67 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 418 | 155 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 823 | 598 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 155 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 155 | 155 |
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