Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.4°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
15
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.4
SW
16
1.1
W
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.7
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
82
54
66
80
85
66
85
89
92
57
103
103
102
102
266
386
471
664
762
881
872
1004
963
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:25AM0.77m
11:45PM0.63m
11:45AM0.78m
00:18AM0.73m
12:05PM0.78m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.34m
6:05PM0.32m
5:31AM0.33m
6:13PM0.26m
6:10AM0.32m
6:27PM0.18m
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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6:17
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
30
29
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