Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1221 | 1061 | 941 | 767 | 739 | 666 | 666 | 565 | 551 | 455 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 289 | 480 | 504 | 453 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM0.86m | 1:18PM0.83m | 2:18AM0.89m | 1:42PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.10m | 7:31AM0.28m | 7:41PM0.06m | 8:06AM0.31m | 8:08PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1221 | 1061 | 941 | 767 | 739 | 666 | 666 | 565 | 551 | 455 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 257 | 480 | 504 | 453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 72 | 98 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 55 | 147 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 7 | W 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 75 | 96 | 137 | 223 | 289 | 172 | 41 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 155 | 155 | 49 | 155 | 1069 | 1069 | 694 | 159 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 694 | 823 | 600 | 49 |
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