Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 579 | 592 | 417 | 417 | 618 | 390 | 381 | 485 | 485 | 480 | 766 | 666 | 651 | 644 | 534 | 493 | 407 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:45AM0.73m | 3:20PM0.77m | 5:43AM0.73m | 3:31PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.12m | 9:55AM0.45m | 10:26PM0.08m | 10:35AM0.52m | 11:03PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 408 | 408 | 344 | 393 | 408 | 390 | 217 | 373 | 328 | 284 | 278 | 271 | 234 | 235 | 534 | 493 | 407 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 376 | 367 | 20 | 11 | 322 | 348 | 294 | 485 | 485 | 480 | 766 | 666 | 651 | 644 | 85 | 73 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 54 | 48 | 220 | 300 | 74 | 183 | 275 | 279 | — | 33 | 56 | 53 | — | — | 73 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 579 | 592 | 417 | 417 | 618 | — | 381 | — | — | — | 393 | 384 | — | — | 271 | 311 | 304 | 291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 494 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 600 | 159 | 159 | 602 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 603 | 602 | 602 | 602 |
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