Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (04 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
0.9
SW
17
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
9
2
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
710
712
698
469
577
461
461
461
505
655
408
399
399
349
495
485
480
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:56AM0.72m
3:07PM0.81m
4:45AM0.73m
3:20PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.16m
9:18AM0.38m
9:56PM0.12m
9:55AM0.45m
10:26PM0.08m
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6:13
6:13
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6:43
6:43
 mm
2
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
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