Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | S 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 145 | 147 | 94 | 142 | 84 | 99 | 98 | 83 | 62 | 47 | 82 | 47 | 72 | 91 | 63 | 78 | 73 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57PM0.44m | 11:01AM0.74m | 11:07PM0.53m | 11:25AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.41m | 3:30AM0.35m | 6:06PM0.37m | 4:44AM0.34m | 6:05PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | S 10 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 45 | 49 | 142 | 46 | 98 | 92 | 55 | 62 | 47 | 57 | 38 | 72 | 52 | 63 | 78 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 167 | 145 | 147 | 94 | 22 | 69 | 50 | 48 | 83 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 50 | 32 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 137 | 112 | 75 | 71 | 10 | 84 | 99 | 98 | 61 | 30 | 47 | 82 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 32 | 66 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 544 | 496 | 961 | 1232 | 577 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 498 | 498 | 2269 | 2269 | 2269 | 694 | 595 |
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