Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 601 | 298 | 516 | 510 | 436 | 419 | 425 | 425 | 349 | 318 | 301 | 297 | 261 | 261 | 206 | 200 | 186 | 180 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:53PM0.71m | 3:53AM0.86m | 2:17PM0.68m | 4:44AM0.80m | 2:39PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM-0.03m | 9:36AM0.45m | 9:18PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.49m | 9:59PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 169 | 601 | 298 | 516 | 510 | 436 | 419 | 425 | 425 | 349 | 318 | 301 | 297 | 261 | 261 | 206 | 200 | 186 | 180 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 207 | 8 | 129 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 65 | 56 | 69 | 71 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 7 | S 10 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 20 | S 20 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 8 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 494 | 432 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 418 |
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