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Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)--
Afternoon (08 Dec)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (08 Dec)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313131313141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401671671381009791898888888887878791100100979288878584
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
15
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
on
onglassglassoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
0.61
3:12AM
0.95
2:38PM
0.59
3:49AM
0.91
3:48PM
0.57
4:24AM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.03
9:34AM
0.33
8:41PM
0.13
10:21AM
0.31
9:22PM
0.25
11:11AM
0.29
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-6:02-------6:04-------6:04------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282727252423242727272625242425282727262524232427
Feels °C (?)293031282625262927303028272628312830302825242529
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