Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.2°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
149
325
295
226
223
209
199
196
309
341
421
390
384
372
356
329
318
318
278
258
254
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:43AM0.75m
00:51AM0.90m
12:12PM0.74m
1:22AM0.93m
12:39PM0.71m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.35m
6:07PM0.10m
6:51AM0.34m
6:33PM0.05m
7:25AM0.33m
7:00PM0.03m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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6:09
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
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2
1
2
1
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1
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2
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Temp °C
26
28
29
28
27
25
25
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
27
30
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
32
33
31
31
29
29
30
31
32
31
31
32
31
32
30
31
33
30
31
32
32
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