
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1065 | 1601 | 1915 | 1652 | 1478 | 1308 | 1217 | 1217 | 1134 | 1046 | 980 | 907 | 828 | 826 | 810 | 727 | 714 | 625 | 522 | 522 | 512 | 680 | 472 | 667 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.63m | 2:17PM0.91m | 2:31AM0.67m | 2:36PM0.89m | 3:13AM0.70m | 2:52PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:09AM0.26m | 9:07PM0.20m | 8:43AM0.31m | 9:30PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
252 | 434 | 318 | 1652 | 1478 | 1308 | 1217 | 1217 | 1134 | 1046 | 980 | 907 | 828 | 826 | 810 | 727 | 714 | 625 | 522 | 522 | 512 | 492 | 472 | 453 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
102 | 31 | 31 | 376 | 371 | 306 | 302 | 284 | 262 | 258 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 162 | 160 | 153 | 88 | 54 | 53 | 171 | 164 | 239 | 349 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
31 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 123 | 121 | 25 | 36 | 177 | 175 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 |
1065 | 1601 | 1915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 680 | — | 667 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 496 | 498 | 496 | 602 | 602 | 600 | 589 | 577 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 159 | 823 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 602 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 494 | 159 |
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