Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 573 | 293 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 384 | 378 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 294 | 285 | 276 | 240 | 201 | 229 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:33AM0.68m | 11:26AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.22m | 1:58AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 411 | 573 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 88 | 384 | 378 | 114 | 117 | 130 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 159 | 201 | 201 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 109 | 293 | 273 | 265 | 261 | 88 | 88 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 294 | 285 | 198 | 240 | 192 | 189 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 91 | — | 151 | 216 | 214 | 136 | 178 | 276 | 207 | 193 | 229 | 229 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 155 | 155 | 544 | 159 | 602 | 607 | 587 | 607 | 587 | 577 | 49 | 496 | 577 | 823 | 587 | 823 | 602 |
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