Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1473 | 1599 | 1716 | 1735 | 1676 | 1543 | 1427 | 1393 | 1230 | 1199 | 1107 | 929 | 892 | 726 | 706 | 610 | 557 | 549 | 452 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:21PM0.72m | 5:37AM0.71m | 3:28PM0.66m | 6:42AM0.66m | 3:14PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.11m | 10:38AM0.50m | 10:51PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.55m | 11:27PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1473 | 1599 | 1716 | 1735 | 1676 | 1543 | 1427 | 1393 | 1230 | 1199 | 1107 | 929 | 892 | 726 | 706 | 610 | 557 | 549 | 452 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 20 | SSW 18 | W 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 485 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 129 | 140 | 209 | 140 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 122 | — | 31 | 65 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 96 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 134 | 129 | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 157 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 154 | 120 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2269 | 823 | 823 | 159 | 155 | 49 | 155 | 496 | 496 | 823 | 823 | 602 | 595 | 159 | 155 | 496 | 823 | 823 | 602 | 589 |
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