Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
30.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414131313131313131212121212121214141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104103203183178151151175172145999694949393661347347474745114
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
25
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
25
W
15
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.84
11:26PM
0.71
12:49PM
0.93
11:53PM
0.70
1:25PM
0.99
12:23AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
0.39
5:54AM
0.09
6:53PM
0.38
6:22AM
-0.00
7:30PM
0.37
6:55AM
-0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:13-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-6:31-------6:31-------6:31------
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--2-------2------12-1---
Temp. °C313028282726273030292828272628303029292827262830
Feels °C (?)313332333230313331323233323033323132343332303333
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