Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.2°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
223
209
199
196
309
341
421
390
384
372
356
329
318
263
333
210
192
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:51AM0.90m
12:12PM0.74m
1:22AM0.93m
12:39PM0.71m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.10m
6:51AM0.34m
6:33PM0.05m
7:25AM0.33m
7:00PM0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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1
1
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1
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2
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
30
31
33
31
31
32
31
30
30
30
33
31
31
31
32
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