Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
28.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313121212121212121217121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20319118618318014013811411411411380757373725737563645416463
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
0
W
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
on
ononglassoffoffoffoffononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffonononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
0.89
12:37PM
0.60
1:19AM
0.91
1:17PM
0.68
1:38AM
0.91
1:56PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.34
6:30PM
0.19
7:44AM
0.28
7:07PM
0.21
8:00AM
0.21
7:42PM
0.24
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:32-------6:32-------6:32--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242325282828262524242528282827252423252928282725
Feels °C (?)262426282829292826262629283031282624263027303128
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