Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.8° 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) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
2
4
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
419
577
408
408
592
605
618
408
390
390
485
485
480
766
666
651
644
534
493
407
402
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:07PM0.81m
4:45AM0.73m
3:20PM0.77m
5:43AM0.73m
3:31PM0.72m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.38m
9:56PM0.12m
9:55AM0.45m
10:26PM0.08m
10:35AM0.52m
11:03PM0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
26
27
26
25
26
26
27
26
27
26
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
26
27
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Varkala surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest