Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 10 May 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
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
72
57
73
74
78
96
50
130
209
270
377
343
402
392
506
409
387
372
362
321
257
253
243
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:17PM0.73m
7:31AM0.47m
7:11PM0.70m
9:39AM0.57m
8:02PM0.67m
10:33AM0.69m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.42m
10:59AM0.44m
2:57AM0.37m
1:33PM0.52m
3:22AM0.29m
4:11PM0.53m
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:34
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
33
32
30
31
32
33
33
32
32
32
32
31
30
31
33
32
32
31
31
32
30
30
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
WSW
6
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
8
Energy kJ
11
72
57
73
74
78
96
50
130
209
270
377
343
402
392
506
409
387
372
362
65
257
253
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
37
11
11
11
8
8
8
8
15
74
50
49
19
20
135
86
145
64
175
112
321
88
64
243
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.3
NW
6
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.6
WNW
5
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
56
5
42
3
5
5
5
46
30
11
12
14
23
31
32
3
3
20
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
11
8
11
16
20
28
22
17
13
47
37
39
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
49
49
49
49
49
602
602
602
494
494
159
155
155
602
602
1778
602
602
602
159
602
159
1778
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerala
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in India
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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