Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
2
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
605
417
357
357
351
485
485
480
904
666
651
541
534
493
407
402
397
321
321
418
364
364
417
437
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:45AM0.73m
3:20PM0.77m
5:43AM0.73m
3:31PM0.72m
6:59AM0.72m
3:37PM0.69m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.45m
10:26PM0.08m
10:35AM0.52m
11:03PM0.07m
11:26AM0.59m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
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6:43
6:43
6:42
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
25
25
24
26
27
27
25
25
25
26
25
26
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
29
28
27
26
29
27
27
24
25
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
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