Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.4°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
425
425
349
318
301
297
261
261
206
200
186
180
178
140
114
113
111
109
103
73
72
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:17PM0.68m
4:44AM0.80m
2:39PM0.64m
5:51AM0.75m
2:53PM0.58m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.45m
9:18PM0.01m
10:19AM0.49m
9:59PM0.09m
11:24AM0.53m
10:48PM0.20m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
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6:13
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6:13
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 mm
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1
3
4
2
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1
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1
1
3
1
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1
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2
1
Temp °C
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
33
32
31
32
31
30
30
32
32
30
31
31
30
29
29
30
31
31
31
31
32
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