Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 329 | 418 | 428 | 501 | 524 | 561 | 845 | 863 | 1000 | 723 | 830 | 865 | 976 | 967 | 1087 | 802 | 1130 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.92m | 1:50AM0.63m | 2:17PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.33m | 7:00AM0.17m | 8:27PM0.29m | 7:35AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 119 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 561 | 649 | 664 | 693 | 252 | 366 | 318 | 376 | 967 | 980 | 126 | 800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 238 | 115 | 111 | 56 | 58 | 186 | 203 | 414 | 323 | 319 | 102 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 371 | 306 | 302 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 71 | 69 | 39 | 136 | 59 | 186 | 35 | 103 | 163 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 284 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 297 | 329 | 418 | 428 | 501 | 524 | — | 845 | 863 | 1000 | 723 | 830 | 865 | 976 | — | 1087 | 802 | 1130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2269 | 823 | 496 | 159 | 496 | 159 | 159 | 602 | 2269 | 602 | 496 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 589 |
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