Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 22 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
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.2
W
7
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
240
234
214
214
214
214
214
208
194
150
180
178
140
114
114
132
118
122
130
119
130
204
316
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28AM0.55m
5:22PM0.81m
6:24AM0.54m
6:09PM0.76m
8:24AM0.59m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.36m
10:04AM0.28m
00:16AM0.33m
11:01AM0.41m
1:27AM0.29m
12:35PM0.52m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
6:36
6:36
6:37
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
5
4
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
31
30
30
31
31
30
30
32
31
31
29
30
31
30
29
29
30
30
28
29
31
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
1.2
W
6
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
244
240
234
204
181
214
214
214
208
194
144
180
178
140
114
113
111
103
99
72
119
71
204
316
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
W
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
125
127
84
214
214
15
7
6
6
6
6
15
15
36
5
12
31
31
56
68
71
130
69
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.1
S
8
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
84
84
99
15
15
8
8
2
2
2
5
13
2
18
30
15
60
67
97
1
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
6
Energy kJ
169
169
159
159
155
150
151
97
86
114
114
132
118
122
130
123
126
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
1245
577
496
155
496
155
577
159
544
544
544
544
159
496
602
602
496
544
159
496
496
498
602
823
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerala
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in India
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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