Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1AM is: 0.4m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 142mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 102 | 181 | 256 | 360 | 339 | 428 | 450 | 503 | 491 | 480 | 443 | 447 | 426 | 402 | 328 | 311 | 526 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:59PM0.62m | 10:06AM0.68m | 11:28PM0.73m | 10:35AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.45m | 4:52PM0.27m | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:08PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 197 | 95 | 75 | 222 | 78 | 94 | 428 | 450 | 503 | 491 | 480 | 443 | 417 | 389 | 344 | 272 | 287 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 102 | 181 | 256 | 360 | 339 | 60 | 56 | 80 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 407 | 402 | 314 | 50 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 33 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 40 | 39 | 35 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 86 | 128 | 247 | 303 | 372 | 418 | 447 | 426 | 375 | 328 | 311 | 526 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 695 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 159 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 159 | 159 | 602 | 694 |
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