Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 398 | 398 | 408 | 399 | 399 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 351 | 476 | 298 | 298 | 291 | 278 | 271 | 298 | 297 | 297 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:46PM0.85m | 11:26PM0.49m | 1:12PM0.88m | 00:20AM0.53m | 1:35PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.40m | 5:46AM0.15m | 7:50PM0.37m | 6:25AM0.15m | 8:07PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 349 | 54 | 110 | 121 | 124 | 122 | 118 | 104 | 103 | 408 | 351 | 349 | 89 | 266 | 258 | 135 | 149 | 129 | 119 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 85 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 156 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 184 | 87 | 114 | 255 | 211 | 209 | 238 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 118 | 116 | 31 | 202 | 192 | 188 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 398 | 398 | 408 | 399 | 399 | 408 | 408 | 408 | — | — | 476 | 298 | 298 | 291 | 278 | 271 | 298 | 297 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1245 | 2378 | 823 | 823 | 577 | 496 | 602 | 159 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 961 |
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