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Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
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 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
NW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)11131313131310106122020191818181716161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474443424241181814447675124112104174166151146142131123121118
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffononcross-
on		glassoffoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.95
1:55PM
0.61
2:35AM
0.94
2:40PM
0.65
2:54AM
0.92
3:25PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.13
8:44AM
0.31
7:44PM
0.17
9:04AM
0.26
8:19PM
0.23
9:27AM
0.21
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:24-------6:24-------6:24
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2----------------------
Temp. °C262623222327262726242222232726262624232223262626
Feels °C (?)302925232529262929272323232726272827252324272627
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