Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Varkala today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 181 | 177 | 214 | 214 | 219 | 177 | 223 | 230 | 225 | 219 | 273 | 348 | 340 | 604 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:42AM0.70m | 3:27PM0.89m | 4:39AM0.71m | 3:51PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.17m | 9:06AM0.30m | 10:07PM0.14m | 9:48AM0.39m | 10:42PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 181 | 177 | 214 | 214 | 219 | 177 | 223 | 230 | 225 | 219 | 214 | 210 | 201 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | W 9 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 72 | 82 | 116 | 147 | 151 | 154 | 253 | 340 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 54 | 23 | 212 | 199 | 273 | 348 | 147 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 159 | 544 | 159 | 155 | 577 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 544 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 587 | 587 | 600 | 587 | 159 |
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