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Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Varkala today?
The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Varkala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 54 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 60 | 95 | 87 | 159 | 155 | 154 | 145 | 230 | 238 | 243 | 241 | 232 | 206 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 310 | 262 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:58PM 0.70 | 6:44AM 0.60 | 10:48PM 0.76 | 7:51AM 0.55 | 11:27PM 0.81 | 9:03AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:08AM 0.59 | 2:43PM 0.20 | 5:47AM 0.54 | 3:30PM 0.17 | 6:25AM 0.49 | 4:13PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
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