Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.4° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
186
183
153
141
135
110
116
122
133
175
231
230
234
234
259
319
302
290
290
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:15PM0.62m
9:24AM0.69m
10:45AM0.72m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.59m
00:39AM0.18m
1:38AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
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