Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.9° 

Varkala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Varkala today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.3
WSW
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
407
402
387
287
275
272
272
268
208
195
162
158
156
156
128
116
96
90
119
115
144
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:35AM0.68m
11:58PM0.84m
11:02AM0.67m
00:30AM0.92m
11:30AM0.67m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.19m
6:05AM0.41m
5:30PM0.10m
6:40AM0.39m
5:58PM0.02m
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thunderstorm
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6:11
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 mm
1
1
3
5
6
7
5
5
8
6
5
5
6
5
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
32
29
30
30
29
30
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
32
31
32
30
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