Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.1°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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
154
198
195
151
147
147
214
214
214
208
201
232
226
223
223
207
608
298
516
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07PM0.75m
2:32AM0.94m
1:30PM0.73m
3:11AM0.91m
1:53PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:37PM-0.02m
8:26AM0.37m
8:08PM-0.04m
9:00AM0.40m
8:41PM-0.03m
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
29
28
27
27
27
26
27
29
28
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
29
30
31
29
30
31
30
28
28
30
31
29
30
30
29
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