Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 194 | 180 | 253 | 327 | 327 | 455 | 921 | 890 | 996 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1141 | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 834 | 722 | 712 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46PM0.62m | 5:35AM0.67m | 2:34PM0.58m | 7:09AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.46m | 9:56PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.52m | 10:26PM0.20m | 12:21PM0.57m | 11:04PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 261 | 194 | 180 | 253 | 51 | 327 | 455 | 921 | 890 | 996 | 1005 | 981 | 1081 | 1141 | 1225 | 1067 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 834 | 722 | 712 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 161 | 214 | 327 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 19 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SE 7 | W 9 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 95 | 13 | 21 | 154 | 195 | 151 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 45 | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 38 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 29 | 40 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 496 | 823 | 602 | 694 | 498 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 577 | 823 | 498 | 602 | 159 | 544 | 159 | 159 | 496 | 961 | 602 | 544 | 496 |
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