Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
96
56
55
55
55
54
54
102
95
87
87
85
85
67
71
107
105
105
146
212
204
199
193
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
0
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM0.71m
8:52AM0.72m
9:11PM0.51m
9:54AM0.73m
10:45PM0.62m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.31m
4:41PM0.43m
2:45AM0.38m
4:53PM0.34m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:11
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6:11
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6:12
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6:10
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6:10
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 mm
5
1
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1
3
1
2
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1
1
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1
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
32
31
31
31
30
30
28
30
32
30
32
33
32
30
30
31
32
31
31
32
31
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