Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.0°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
425
384
373
286
277
273
273
246
341
474
546
627
738
708
854
1011
1149
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:06AM0.69m
1:15PM0.87m
1:42AM0.76m
1:34PM0.86m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.26m
6:53AM0.24m
7:39PM0.20m
7:28AM0.27m
7:58PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
6:32
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
27
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
30
28
27
29
28
28
27
29
28
28
27
28
29
27
28
28
28
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