Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 IST
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Varkala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121712161616161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11380757373725756373645416463636363861161137876103102
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.68
1:38AM
0.91
1:56PM
0.75
1:56AM
0.89
2:35PM
0.80
2:14AM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
0.28
7:07PM
0.21
8:00AM
0.21
7:42PM
0.24
8:20AM
0.14
8:17PM
0.28
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:32-------6:32-------6:32----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262928282725242325292828272524242629292827272525
Feels °C (?)272928303128252326302830312826262730293030312727
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