Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.7°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
3
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
202
327
319
534
528
608
625
602
580
565
537
509
576
418
627
1702
730
608
1235
1098
1235
1086
975
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:57AM0.85m
00:18AM0.72m
12:26PM0.86m
1:02AM0.81m
12:52PM0.85m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.25m
6:24PM0.26m
6:10AM0.25m
6:48PM0.17m
6:53AM0.26m
7:14PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:24
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
30
30
29
30
30
29
30
29
31
30
29
30
30
29
29
28
30
30
29
29
29
29
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