
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1478 | 1397 | 1408 | 1739 | 1130 | 1055 | 980 | 900 | 898 | 915 | 810 | 730 | 639 | 627 | 590 | 590 | 580 | 567 | 680 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:17PM0.91m | 2:31AM0.67m | 2:36PM0.89m | 3:13AM0.70m | 2:52PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:09AM0.26m | 9:07PM0.20m | 8:43AM0.31m | 9:30PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 |
371 | 306 | 302 | 1308 | 1130 | 1055 | 980 | 900 | 898 | 915 | 810 | 730 | 639 | 627 | 590 | 590 | 206 | 164 | 492 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 284 | 262 | 258 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 162 | 160 | 151 | 120 | 177 | 175 | 83 | 35 | 239 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 84 | 123 | 121 | 24 | 35 | 37 | 84 | 23 | 84 | 36 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
1478 | 1397 | 1408 | 1739 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 580 | 567 | 680 | 463 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2301 | 595 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 155 | 155 | 496 | 155 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 159 | 603 | 602 | 600 | 602 |
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