Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.8° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
181
173
166
166
162
162
164
202
210
210
214
219
219
214
214
219
214
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:44AM0.68m
3:00PM0.93m
3:42AM0.70m
3:27PM0.89m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.22m
8:24AM0.21m
9:32PM0.17m
9:06AM0.30m
10:07PM0.14m
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6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
26
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
29
28
27
29
29
26
28
27
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
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