Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 307 | 290 | 282 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 190 | 204 | 270 | 144 | 195 | 220 | 223 | 322 | 109 | 149 | 325 | 371 | 226 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37AM0.75m | 11:37PM0.74m | 11:12AM0.76m | 00:16AM0.83m | 11:43AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.25m | 5:29AM0.36m | 5:41PM0.17m | 6:13AM0.35m | 6:07PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 229 | 307 | 290 | 282 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 149 | 147 | 142 | 144 | 138 | 220 | 223 | 322 | 109 | 149 | 325 | 371 | 37 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | NW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 119 | 137 | 146 | 145 | 190 | 204 | 270 | 79 | 195 | 79 | 79 | 12 | 104 | 113 | 13 | 1 | 226 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 5 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 123 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 55 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 418 | 599 | 418 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 791 | 823 | 49 | 49 | 432 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 432 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 |
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