Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
9
2
W
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
399
408
408
349
349
342
334
371
311
304
339
338
329
329
381
390
448
481
646
690
773
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM0.88m
00:20AM0.53m
1:35PM0.91m
1:07AM0.58m
1:57PM0.92m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.15m
7:50PM0.37m
6:25AM0.15m
8:07PM0.33m
7:00AM0.17m
8:27PM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:45
6:45
6:44
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2
3
3
1
2
3
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
27
Feels °C
30
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
28
28
29
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
27
28
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