Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.1° C
1.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 10AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.3
SSW
18
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
904
666
651
541
534
493
407
402
575
321
354
363
373
418
417
437
961
472
472
313
376
813
854
339
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:43AM0.73m
3:31PM0.72m
6:59AM0.72m
3:37PM0.69m
8:36AM0.73m
3:02PM0.65m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.52m
11:03PM0.07m
11:26AM0.59m
11:51PM0.07m
1:14PM0.65m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
26
28
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
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