Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
408
408
592
417
683
669
613
518
485
485
480
766
666
651
541
534
493
407
402
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:07PM0.81m
4:45AM0.73m
3:20PM0.77m
5:43AM0.73m
3:31PM0.72m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.12m
9:55AM0.45m
10:26PM0.08m
10:35AM0.52m
11:03PM0.07m
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6:13
6:13
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6:43
6:43
6:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
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