Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 597 | 682 | 352 | 312 | 471 | 342 | 362 | 299 | 330 | 376 | 269 | 674 | 632 | 443 | 217 | 175 | 181 | 394 | 321 | 243 | 156 | 214 | 327 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:26AM0.84m | 2:23PM0.71m | 4:01AM0.79m | 2:38PM0.66m | 4:41AM0.73m | 2:46PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.37m | 9:02PM0.06m | 9:40AM0.41m | 9:29PM0.09m | 10:10AM0.46m | 9:56PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 597 | 682 | 352 | 312 | 471 | 342 | 362 | 299 | 265 | 299 | 269 | 674 | 632 | 443 | 169 | 175 | 181 | 394 | 321 | 243 | 156 | 156 | 327 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 63 | 34 | 319 | 319 | 249 | 281 | 330 | 376 | 264 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | — | SW 6 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 186 | 184 | 214 | — | 11 | 43 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 98 | 97 | 23 | 32 | 214 | 116 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 4 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 544 | 49 | 155 | 823 | 602 | 602 | 527 | 49 | 544 | 49 | 544 | 496 | 823 | 602 | 617 | 587 | 587 | 544 | 496 | 496 | 853 | 823 | 602 | 159 |
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