Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 327 | 455 | 921 | 890 | 996 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1141 | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 732 | 722 | 668 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 5:35AM0.67m | 2:34PM0.58m | 7:09AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.52m | 10:26PM0.20m | 12:21PM0.57m | 11:04PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 198 | 51 | 455 | 921 | 890 | 996 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1141 | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 732 | 722 | 668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 327 | 327 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 45 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 195 | 151 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 51 | — | 14 | — | 13 | 39 | 50 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 50 | 47 | 55 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 602 | 602 | 155 | 155 | 602 | 823 | 694 | 496 | 159 | 544 | 155 | 155 | 159 | 602 | 602 | 544 | 159 |
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