Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
278
273
273
273
256
251
198
187
177
173
170
130
130
130
96
87
86
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:22AM0.73m
3:01PM0.66m
8:07AM0.71m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.05m
11:09AM0.58m
11:15PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
 mm
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
28
28
30
30
29
29
31
30
29
29
31
30
29
29
29
30
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