Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
341
474
546
627
738
708
854
1011
1149
1282
1188
1398
1702
1702
1336
1245
1216
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:42AM0.76m
1:34PM0.86m
2:17AM0.81m
1:51PM0.83m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.20m
7:28AM0.27m
7:58PM0.14m
8:02AM0.30m
8:20PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:31
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
28
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
28
29
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
26
27
27
28
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