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Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 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
30.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121113121212151111111414131312121316161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1098280725041692535342247472929444437392564635755
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.81
1:43PM
0.89
1:10AM
0.80
2:20PM
0.94
1:33AM
0.78
2:57PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
0.10
7:37PM
0.31
7:35AM
0.02
8:12PM
0.33
8:03AM
-0.03
8:47PM
0.36
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----6:34-------6:32-------6:32--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------------3-
Temp. °C252426303029282726252629292828272625272929282827
Feels °C (?)282629323031313130282931303132313028313131313232
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