Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.4°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
15
1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
87
55
82
55
69
82
82
80
80
86
65
63
103
103
102
102
266
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:07PM0.53m
11:25AM0.77m
11:45PM0.63m
11:45AM0.78m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.37m
4:44AM0.34m
6:05PM0.32m
5:31AM0.33m
6:13PM0.26m
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6:11
6:11
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6:17
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
28
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
30
29
29
30
30
29
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