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Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 09 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 114 | 138 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 54 | 56 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 101 | 106 | 113 | 50 | 130 | 209 | 270 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:27PM0.76m | 3:03AM0.47m | 6:17PM0.73m | 7:31AM0.47m | 7:11PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.25m | 00:41AM0.46m | 10:03AM0.34m | 2:26AM0.42m | 10:59AM0.44m | 2:57AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | 6:34 |
— | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 114 | 138 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 72 | 73 | 101 | 106 | 113 | 50 | 130 | 209 | 270 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 72 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 73 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 155 | 49 | 155 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 418 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 155 | 1727 | 600 | 494 | 159 | 49 | 49 |
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