Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 435 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 301 | 301 | 261 | 246 | 183 | 178 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 208 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:46PM0.76m | 1:57AM0.93m | 1:07PM0.75m | 2:32AM0.94m | 1:30PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.32m | 7:10PM0.04m | 7:53AM0.34m | 7:37PM-0.02m | 8:26AM0.37m | 8:08PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 551 | 435 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 301 | 301 | 261 | 246 | 183 | 178 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 114 | 113 | 147 | 214 | 214 | 115 | 115 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 6 | S 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 34 | 25 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 41 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 83 | 214 | 208 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | S 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 135 | 86 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | 37 | 36 | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 598 | 853 | 587 | 527 | 527 | 494 | 49 | 494 | 791 | 823 | 823 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 49 | 155 | 602 | 795 | 823 | 494 | 159 |
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