Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
0
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2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
WNW
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1478
1397
1408
1739
1130
1055
980
900
898
915
810
730
639
627
590
590
580
567
680
463
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:17PM0.91m
2:31AM0.67m
2:36PM0.89m
3:13AM0.70m
2:52PM0.85m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.25m
8:09AM0.26m
9:07PM0.20m
8:43AM0.31m
9:30PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
6:44
6:44
6:44
 mm
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
23
25
26
26
25
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
26
28
26
27
27
27
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