Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.1°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
183
173
133
130
130
130
130
128
123
90
107
83
83
85
85
90
89
89
64
60
56
54
54
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:53AM0.94m
1:04PM0.69m
2:23AM0.92m
1:28PM0.66m
2:54AM0.87m
1:49PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.33m
7:27PM0.02m
8:26AM0.34m
7:54PM0.03m
8:55AM0.36m
8:21PM0.06m
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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3
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1
2
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4
Temp °C
27
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
28
26
Feels °C
31
30
31
33
32
33
33
32
30
30
31
32
30
32
33
32
30
31
32
32
31
32
33
31
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