Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 142 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 39 | 55 | 136 | 139 | 148 | 160 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 173 | 344 | 480 | 480 | 475 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:19PM0.57m | 4:48AM0.72m | 2:16PM0.53m | 5:52AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.44m | 9:14PM0.16m | 10:48AM0.48m | 9:40PM0.23m | 10:08PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 82 | 82 | 98 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 39 | 40 | 136 | 139 | 141 | 141 | 136 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 480 | 480 | 475 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 142 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 25 | 35 | 55 | 23 | 107 | 148 | 160 | 22 | 138 | 140 | 173 | 344 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 119 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 104 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 418 |
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