Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 371 | 351 | 199 | 204 | 209 | 330 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 398 | 405 | 465 | 637 | 1111 | 534 | 510 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:45PM0.47m | 12:17PM0.83m | 11:44PM0.54m | 12:37PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.41m | 4:53AM0.24m | 7:02PM0.37m | 5:39AM0.23m | 7:10PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 205 | 169 | 199 | 199 | 204 | 209 | 214 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 201 | 196 | 163 | 163 | 1111 | 140 | 146 | 890 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 371 | 351 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 330 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 398 | 405 | 268 | 321 | 138 | 534 | 510 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 23 | SSW 21 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 188 | 35 | 81 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 60 | 85 | 10 | 84 | 37 | 259 | 465 | 637 | 204 | 114 | 173 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 245 | 235 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 600 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 159 | 587 | 589 | 589 | 587 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 496 | 498 | 823 |
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