Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4PM is: 1.1m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)21s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)20s
Evening (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
664
762
881
872
1004
963
936
926
1172
1146
1055
818
798
788
573
565
551
393
372
367
301
301
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:05PM0.78m
00:51AM0.82m
12:25PM0.78m
1:23AM0.89m
12:46PM0.76m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.32m
6:27PM0.18m
6:46AM0.32m
6:47PM0.10m
7:20AM0.32m
7:10PM0.04m
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thunderstorm
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:11
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6:15
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1
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Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
29
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
30
29
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
30
31
29
31
31
30
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