Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 921 | 890 | 1068 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1067 | 1098 | 949 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 732 | 722 | 712 | 561 | 522 | 506 | 499 | 468 | 390 | 461 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:35AM0.67m | 2:34PM0.58m | 7:09AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.57m | 9:23AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.52m | 10:26PM0.20m | 12:21PM0.57m | 11:04PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 455 | 921 | 890 | 1068 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1067 | 1098 | 949 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 732 | 722 | 712 | 561 | 522 | 506 | 499 | 468 | 390 | 461 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 51 | 25 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 151 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 30 | 31 | — | 2 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | 48 | 52 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 43 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 498 | 155 | 577 | 823 | 602 | 498 | 159 | 544 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 2269 | 694 | 544 | 159 | 49 | 544 | 159 | 544 | 577 | 823 | 498 | 49 |
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