Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.2°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
144
195
220
223
322
109
149
325
295
226
223
209
199
196
309
341
421
415
408
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:16AM0.83m
11:43AM0.75m
00:51AM0.90m
12:12PM0.74m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.17m
6:13AM0.35m
6:07PM0.10m
6:51AM0.34m
6:33PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
5
4
2
2
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3
3
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Temp °C
29
29
29
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
26
29
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
32
33
34
30
29
29
30
31
31
32
31
28
28
29
30
33
31
31
32
31
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