Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 1141 | 1225 | 1067 | 1038 | 911 | 899 | 732 | 722 | 577 | 561 | 522 | 506 | 468 | 396 | 390 | 390 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:09AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.57m | 9:23AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.20m | 12:21PM0.57m | 11:04PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1081 | 1141 | 1225 | 1067 | 1038 | 911 | 899 | 732 | 722 | 577 | 561 | 522 | 506 | 468 | 396 | 390 | 390 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 25 | 56 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | — | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | W 9 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | 15 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 60 | — | — | — | 43 | 52 | 108 | 115 | 102 | 111 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 602 | 823 | 577 | 498 | 155 | 544 | 155 | 155 | 598 | 577 | 577 | 694 | 602 |
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