Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)771413777137777777777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1001231381207775731166575868684999991777196135157177187191
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
5
S
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
0.71
11:34PM
0.71
10:57AM
0.71
12:06AM
0.80
11:26AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
0.42
5:07PM
0.26
5:23AM
0.40
5:28PM
0.20
6:04AM
0.38
5:49PM
0.15
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:05-------6:05--
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Rain (mm)
2342-21--24521----------
Temp. °C262626272726262525252526262726252524252827272726
Feels °C (?)282928313030312929282828293030292927293229313130
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kerala

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Varkala (calm at Thiruvananthapuram(43371-0) 38 km from Varkala). 0.8m 6s windswell from the SW with a 0.5m 3s local chop from the SSE and a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the SSW as well as a 0.3m 8s swell from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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