Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (23 Oct):
- 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 7PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 111mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 450 | 503 | 491 | 480 | 443 | 417 | 407 | 402 | 387 | 383 | 394 | 352 | 312 | 303 | 295 | 195 | 268 | 278 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:28PM0.73m | 10:35AM0.68m | 11:58PM0.84m | 11:02AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.27m | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:08PM0.19m | 6:05AM0.41m | 5:30PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 428 | 56 | 116 | 178 | 480 | 237 | 267 | 407 | 402 | 387 | 287 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 186 | 236 | 170 | 161 | 158 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 450 | 503 | 491 | 7 | 443 | 417 | 68 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 208 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 59 | 40 | 81 | 56 | 7 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 131 | — | — | 211 | 235 | 268 | 269 | 350 | 372 | 383 | 394 | 352 | 312 | 303 | 295 | 195 | 268 | 278 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 602 | 602 | 544 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 527 | 544 | 694 | 694 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 496 | 544 | 159 | 602 | 602 |
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