Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.2° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SW
16
0.7
S
9
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
85
83
83
81
81
101
96
145
177
168
155
209
249
202
181
175
173
171
124
116
106
104
104
84
81
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:38AM0.68m
10:47PM0.73m
9:33AM0.67m
11:28PM0.82m
10:18AM0.65m
00:02AM0.89m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.50m
3:47PM0.25m
4:38AM0.49m
4:23PM0.18m
5:35AM0.45m
4:55PM0.12m
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5
2
1
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3
1
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Temp °C
25
25
27
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
32
33
30
31
32
31
30
30
30
34
30
32
31
32
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
32
30
29
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