Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 IST
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Varkala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Varkala sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
56
43
43
41
41
39
39
32
61
61
58
51
51
52
53
55
74
75
75
84
74
76
71
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
W
25
W
15
W
5
SW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
25
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM0.88m
2:38AM0.62m
4:58PM0.82m
3:22AM0.56m
5:59PM0.76m
4:52AM0.50m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.02m
10:04PM0.43m
9:28AM0.07m
11:01PM0.45m
10:11AM0.19m
00:33AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
30
30
30
29
28
28
27
28
30
30
30
29
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
29
28
27
26
33
33
31
33
34
33
33
32
32
33
31
33
33
32
31
31
33
33
31
31
33
33
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
44
44
43
43
41
41
39
39
24
24
23
23
22
22
40
38
35
74
75
75
75
74
71
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
57
56
37
37
3
35
33
33
32
31
31
30
47
40
22
21
11
57
51
49
84
5
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1
1
9
35
36
2
2
1
1
61
61
58
51
51
52
53
55
8
8
8
10
48
76
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
6
4
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
7
7
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
49
587
587
587
49
49
49
49
155
587
587
494
432
459
432
418
155
494
494
494
494
501
432
49
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerala
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in India
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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