Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 May 2026 IST
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Varkala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
4
3
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1081
1054
1014
851
818
796
796
742
732
630
621
603
578
522
514
506
506
506
506
396
468
454
367
355
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:27AM0.82m
9:42PM0.57m
12:00PM0.86m
10:27PM0.55m
12:32PM0.88m
11:07PM0.54m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.17m
5:51PM0.48m
4:32AM0.13m
6:30PM0.44m
5:06AM0.10m
7:01PM0.41m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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6:37
6:37
6:37
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
32
32
33
30
30
30
31
32
32
31
31
31
30
31
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
32
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1081
1054
1014
851
818
796
796
742
732
630
621
603
578
522
514
506
506
506
506
99
468
454
367
355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.1
SE
8
1.2
SW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
W
7
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
S
16
0.1
SE
8
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
SSW
13
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.1
SE
8
1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
110
110
123
120
3
116
73
106
106
88
56
85
73
28
82
3
82
396
77
77
3
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.1
SE
9
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
8
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.2
W
10
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
W
7
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
3
8
8
1
31
32
33
7
25
32
16
11
10
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
7
0.7
W
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
127
41
75
70
80
93
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
602
527
577
577
1786
1232
598
602
496
544
498
496
602
1788
602
602
598
598
496
602
577
602
577
602
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerala
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in India
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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