Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 408 | 399 | 399 | 408 | 408 | 417 | 408 | 495 | 351 | 342 | 334 | 326 | 319 | 304 | 298 | 339 | 331 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26PM0.49m | 1:12PM0.88m | 00:20AM0.53m | 1:35PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.40m | 5:46AM0.15m | 7:50PM0.37m | 6:25AM0.15m | 8:07PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 349 | 121 | 124 | 122 | 118 | 104 | 103 | 408 | 359 | 133 | 89 | 266 | 258 | 255 | 149 | 129 | 119 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 156 | 138 | 138 | 188 | 184 | 87 | 135 | 135 | 211 | 209 | 238 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 50 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 118 | 116 | 31 | 202 | 192 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 408 | 399 | 399 | 408 | 408 | 417 | — | 495 | 351 | 342 | 334 | 326 | 319 | 304 | 298 | 339 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2374 | 823 | 823 | 496 | 602 | 159 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 602 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 853 |
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