Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 211 | 169 | 211 | 200 | 162 | 167 | 169 | 214 | 173 | 181 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 210 |
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM0.98m | 1:44AM0.65m | 2:31PM0.96m | 2:44AM0.68m | 3:00PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.29m | 7:40AM0.12m | 8:57PM0.22m | 8:24AM0.21m | 9:32PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 214 | 211 | 95 | 211 | 108 | 117 | 123 | 126 | 214 | 173 | 181 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 169 | 73 | 200 | 162 | 167 | 169 | 60 | 169 | 164 | 155 | 151 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 149 | 118 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 74 | — | 71 | 68 | 68 | 65 | — | 64 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 90 | 96 | 130 | 98 | 192 | — | — | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 589 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 159 | 155 | 496 | 544 | 159 | 544 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 589 | 589 | 589 | 589 | 159 |
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