Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 229 | 195 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 151 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 132 | 138 | 133 | 132 | 163 | 167 | 204 | 204 |
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 | 12:31PM0.91m | 11:58PM0.61m | 1:01PM0.93m | 00:59AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.36m | 6:05AM0.13m | 7:25PM0.27m | 6:53AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 199 | 195 | 195 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 163 | 71 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 104 | 151 | 116 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 110 | 138 | 133 | 130 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 229 | 229 | 171 | 144 | 126 | 85 | 120 | 84 | 104 | 104 | 51 | 31 | 78 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 823 | 2378 | 694 | 694 | 998 | 595 | 155 | 496 | 602 | 602 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 49 | 159 | 496 | 496 | 159 | 494 | 155 |
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