Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 608 | 625 | 602 | 580 | 565 | 544 | 509 | 576 | 418 | 634 | 1702 | 730 | 608 | 1235 | 1235 | 1235 | 1221 | 975 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.72m | 12:26PM0.86m | 1:02AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.26m | 6:10AM0.25m | 6:48PM0.17m | 6:53AM0.26m | 7:14PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 608 | 625 | 602 | 580 | 565 | 544 | 509 | 576 | 418 | 561 | 1702 | 519 | 580 | 1235 | 1235 | 1235 | 1221 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 467 | 368 | 305 | 400 | 634 | 22 | 730 | 608 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 7 | SSE 9 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 143 | 197 | 142 | 141 | 229 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | — | 13 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 13 | — | 26 | 32 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 159 | 577 | 155 | 496 | 898 | 898 | 1232 | 500 | 791 | 791 | 49 | 155 | 1786 | 1786 | 1786 | 694 | 159 |
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