Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 576 | 418 | 634 | 949 | 730 | 608 | 1235 | 1235 | 1235 | 1221 | 1061 | 941 | 767 | 739 | 666 | 573 | 657 | 632 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:26PM0.86m | 1:02AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.85m | 1:41AM0.86m | 1:18PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.17m | 6:53AM0.26m | 7:14PM0.10m | 7:31AM0.28m | 7:41PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 509 | 576 | 418 | 437 | 949 | 519 | 580 | 1235 | 1235 | 1235 | 1221 | 1061 | 941 | 767 | 739 | 666 | 573 | 657 | 632 | 455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 368 | 305 | 400 | 634 | 367 | 730 | 608 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 28 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 17 | 29 | — | 22 | 32 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 898 | 825 | 898 | 791 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 694 | 1734 | 1734 | 527 | 494 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 1786 | 1734 | 694 | 155 | 159 |
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