Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.3° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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2
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
10
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1065
1601
1915
1652
1478
1308
1217
1217
1134
1046
980
907
828
826
810
727
714
625
522
522
512
680
472
667
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:50AM0.63m
2:17PM0.91m
2:31AM0.67m
2:36PM0.89m
3:13AM0.70m
2:52PM0.85m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.21m
8:47PM0.25m
8:09AM0.26m
9:07PM0.20m
8:43AM0.31m
9:30PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:44
6:44
6:44
 mm
10
8
4
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
28
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
26
26
25
24
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
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