Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 287 | 280 | 274 | 318 | 357 | 357 | 495 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 416 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 407 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13PM0.46m | 12:46PM0.85m | 11:26PM0.49m | 1:12PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.43m | 5:02AM0.16m | 7:35PM0.40m | 5:46AM0.15m | 7:50PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 287 | 280 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 357 | 110 | 121 | 124 | 122 | 118 | 104 | 103 | 138 | 136 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 99 | 98 | 98 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 156 | 202 | 192 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 66 | 62 | 47 | 78 | 106 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 118 | 116 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 274 | 318 | 357 | 357 | 495 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 416 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 407 | 399 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 1069 | 496 | 1232 | 607 | 496 | 595 | 600 | 600 | 602 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 823 |
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