Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
249
202
181
175
173
171
124
116
106
104
104
84
81
50
46
45
45
44
44
44
42
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
W
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
11:28PM0.82m
10:18AM0.65m
00:02AM0.89m
10:57AM0.63m
00:34AM0.93m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.18m
5:35AM0.45m
4:55PM0.12m
6:16AM0.41m
5:25PM0.08m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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 mm
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2
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1
1
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3
2
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1
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1
3
2
1
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Temp °C
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
31
32
33
32
30
30
31
32
31
32
31
30
29
28
30
32
30
32
31
30
30
28
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