Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 732 | 840 | 978 | 1194 | 1482 | 1569 | 1500 | 1308 | 1697 | 1217 | 1119 | 1035 | 980 | 883 | 898 | 881 | 795 | 714 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.63m | 2:17PM0.91m | 2:31AM0.67m | 2:36PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.29m | 7:35AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:09AM0.26m | 9:07PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 323 | 319 | 252 | 366 | 318 | 1569 | 1500 | 1308 | 1231 | 1217 | 1119 | 1035 | 980 | 883 | 898 | 881 | 795 | 714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 103 | 163 | 102 | 31 | 32 | 376 | 371 | 306 | 302 | 284 | 262 | 258 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 162 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 55 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 84 | 123 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 732 | 840 | 978 | 1194 | 1482 | — | — | — | 1697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2269 | 602 | 496 | 159 | 496 | 496 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 159 | 159 | 496 | 496 | 155 | 155 | 589 | 49 | 600 |
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