Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.2°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
309
367
421
390
384
372
356
329
318
263
258
258
254
189
183
173
133
130
130
130
130
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:12PM0.74m
1:22AM0.93m
12:39PM0.71m
1:53AM0.94m
1:04PM0.69m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.34m
6:33PM0.05m
7:25AM0.33m
7:00PM0.03m
7:56AM0.33m
7:27PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:09
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
30
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
33
31
31
32
31
32
30
31
33
31
31
33
32
31
30
31
33
30
31
31
32
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