
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 103 | 53 | 93 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03AM0.98m | 11:58AM0.67m | 1:39AM1.00m | 12:29PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.02m | 7:13AM0.38m | 6:29PM-0.05m | 7:46AM0.38m | 7:04PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 6 | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
40 | 47 | 37 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 103 | 22 | 93 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | S 11 | S 11 |
125 | 148 | 144 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 22 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | NW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
10 | 52 | 108 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 26 | — | 23 | 24 | 13 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 823 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 496 | 577 | 496 | 577 | 577 | 159 | 577 | 496 | 577 | 577 | 577 | 496 | 49 |
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