Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 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  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 103 | 98 | 93 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
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 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 103 | 103 | 98 | 93 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 5 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 144 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 4 | 48 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 108 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 66 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | W 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 595 | 595 | 49 | 49 | 159 | 823 | 577 | 577 | 527 | 49 |
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