
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
246 | 246 | 242 | 238 | 202 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 153 | 141 | 135 | 110 | 116 | 151 | 158 | 162 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:24PM0.69m | 7:56AM0.68m | 4:15PM0.62m | 9:24AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.16m | 12:27PM0.59m | 00:39AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
132 | 132 | 162 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 86 | 116 | 100 | 52 | 162 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 |
246 | 246 | 242 | 238 | 202 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 153 | 141 | 135 | 102 | 100 | 104 | 103 | 88 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
12 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 78 | 49 | 34 | 89 | 89 | 37 | 110 | 106 | 142 | 39 | 99 | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 151 | 158 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 589 | 502 | 494 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 589 | 589 | 494 | 494 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 589 | 589 | 155 | 155 |
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