Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 148 | 160 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 173 | 344 | 480 | 480 | 475 | 512 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 451 | 339 | 334 | 330 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM0.53m | 5:52AM0.69m | 7:21AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.23m | 10:08PM0.31m | 10:56PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 139 | 141 | 141 | 136 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 117 | 480 | 480 | 475 | 512 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 451 | 339 | 334 | 330 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 138 | 140 | 173 | 344 | 90 | 123 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | S 24 | W 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 148 | 160 | 104 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 494 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 159 | 587 | 587 | 490 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 527 | 587 | 502 | 49 | 49 |
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