Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
30.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212141414131318131812161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172167999694949393661344847474781114807774127102666385
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
15
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glassononononglasscrossglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.93
11:53PM
0.70
1:25PM
0.99
12:23AM
0.70
2:02PM
1.01
12:54AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.38
6:22AM
-0.00
7:30PM
0.37
6:55AM
-0.07
8:05PM
0.38
7:30AM
-0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-6:31-------6:31-------6:31------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--3-------2---------11--
Temp. °C303029282726283030292828272727303029292827272829
Feels °C (?)313334333230333232323333313232333132333331323231
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