Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 181 | 150 | 186 | 154 | 125 | 119 | 92 | 147 | 204 | 243 | 291 | 381 | 371 | 322 | 294 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 297 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:22AM0.61m | 2:56PM0.97m | 2:28AM0.62m | 3:32PM0.94m | 3:38AM0.61m | 4:06PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.03m | 9:18PM0.32m | 8:29AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.28m | 9:13AM0.24m | 10:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 87 | 85 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 154 | 125 | 119 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 89 | 381 | 109 | 108 | 130 | 132 | 173 | 200 | 192 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 65 | 42 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 204 | 243 | 291 | 111 | 371 | 322 | 294 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 297 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 77 | 147 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 173 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 181 | 150 | 186 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 577 | 159 | 602 | 602 | 2269 | 602 | 602 | 159 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 589 | 589 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 598 | 49 | 589 | 607 | 589 | 589 | 589 |
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