Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.1° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
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2
0
0
3
3
2
0
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
2
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1046
973
974
900
900
828
730
730
639
627
865
578
754
772
739
725
710
481
461
461
461
449
449
492
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:31AM0.67m
2:36PM0.89m
3:13AM0.70m
2:52PM0.85m
3:56AM0.72m
3:07PM0.81m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.26m
9:07PM0.20m
8:43AM0.31m
9:30PM0.16m
9:18AM0.38m
9:56PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:44
6:44
6:43
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
26
26
26
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