Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.8° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
W
8
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
201
205
240
196
199
215
242
224
213
209
205
205
177
173
173
171
203
191
188
193
198
198
193
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:08PM0.91m
9:57PM0.54m
12:49PM0.95m
11:25PM0.57m
1:26PM0.97m
00:39AM0.61m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.49m
5:05AM0.01m
7:18PM0.43m
6:02AM0.02m
7:49PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
28
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
29
29
27
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
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