Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 119mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 222 | 160 | 150 | 81 | 81 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 130 | 102 | 181 | 256 | 631 | 619 | 525 | 450 | 503 | 491 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:41AM0.67m | 10:22PM0.51m | 9:32AM0.68m | 10:59PM0.62m | 10:06AM0.68m | 11:28PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.39m | 2:47AM0.47m | 4:45PM0.34m | 4:32AM0.45m | 4:52PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 20 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 156 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 222 | 160 | 150 | 40 | 56 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 130 | 39 | 75 | 66 | 360 | 339 | 428 | 450 | 503 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 81 | 81 | 150 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 181 | 256 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 65 | 491 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 97 | 148 | 96 | 42 | 35 | 34 | 119 | 72 | 67 | 102 | 21 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 455 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 156 | 631 | 619 | 525 | 407 | 309 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 602 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 577 | 598 | 155 | 155 | 600 | 598 | 598 | 494 |
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