Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 202 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 204 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 204 | 199 | 285 | 322 | 171 | 175 | 330 | 371 | 371 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | 11:54AM0.78m | 10:45PM0.47m | 12:17PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.25m | 7:06PM0.41m | 4:53AM0.24m | 7:02PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 188 | 202 | 202 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 204 | 199 | 169 | 167 | 171 | 175 | 330 | 214 | 180 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 240 | 150 | 147 | 189 | 186 | 179 | 164 | 158 | 116 | 153 | 110 | 130 | 285 | 322 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 371 | 371 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 207 | 193 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 204 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 140 | 11 | 80 | 121 | 120 | 268 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2399 | 2399 | 2376 | 600 | 600 | 496 | 602 | 587 | 1245 | 600 | 587 | 587 | 49 | 49 | 159 | 577 | 159 | 589 | 589 | 159 |
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