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Vettakada Beach

Varkala, Kerala, India

Vettakada Beach 5 photos

  • Kappil Beach, June 2022 01

    Kappil Beach, June 2022 01. Noon Plastic, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Sunset at Kappil beach

    Sunset at Kappil beach. Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Kappil beach 01

    Kappil beach 01. Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Kappil beach 02

    Kappil beach 02. Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Malabar coast (मालाबार) - panoramio (2)

    Malabar coast (मालाबार) - panoramio (2). Tuderna, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:03 pm
6 am
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
—
Tide
falling
Rain
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Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
4.7Fair6 am85
4.6Fair7 am85
4.7Fair8 am117
4.3Fair9 am138
3.3Poor10 am138
3.9Poor11 am138
3.9Poor12 pm96
3.9Poor1 pm117
3.7Poor2 pm1610
3.4Poor3 pm2415
3.9Poor4 pm138
4.0Fair5 pm117
Sat
3.7Poor6 am159
3.8Poor7 am138
4.0Fair8 am117
3.8Poor9 am138
3.8Poor10 am74
2.8Poor11 am1610
3.5Poor12 pm1912
3.6Poor1 pm1610
2.8Poor2 pm1912
3.7Poor3 pm1610
3.0Poor4 pm138
4.0Fair5 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 pm, 0.2 m. High at 11 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 4 am, 0.4 m. High at 10 am, 0.6 mLow 4 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 4 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 4 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 4 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 36%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
340 m0.2 miPakistan Mukku
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miKappil (village)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miThiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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