Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 674 | 581 | 443 | 217 | 220 | 142 | 264 | 261 | 194 | 161 | 214 | 327 | 327 | 399 | 798 | 890 | 996 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:38PM0.66m | 4:41AM0.73m | 2:46PM0.62m | 5:35AM0.67m | 2:34PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.41m | 9:29PM0.09m | 10:10AM0.46m | 9:56PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.52m | 10:26PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 674 | 581 | 443 | 169 | 220 | 140 | 264 | 261 | 194 | 156 | 156 | 327 | 39 | 399 | 798 | 890 | 996 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 217 | 142 | 33 | 44 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 214 | 154 | 327 | 195 | 39 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | W 10 | S 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 142 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 161 | 20 | 12 | 114 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 55 | 53 | 19 | 40 | — | 47 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 544 | 1245 | 823 | 694 | 694 | 589 | 49 | 527 | 544 | 496 | 1786 | 823 | 694 | 602 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 498 | 498 | 823 | 159 | 159 |
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