Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
30.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131311111010101010121212129111118181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)874587685757574657564343414139363261615851515253
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
5
N
10
N
15
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
0.95
2:01AM
0.66
4:08PM
0.88
2:38AM
0.62
4:58PM
0.82
3:22AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
-0.08
9:19PM
0.41
8:47AM
-0.02
10:04PM
0.43
9:28AM
0.07
11:01PM
0.45
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:11-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---6:31-------6:31-------6:31----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----21--------11---1--11
Temp. °C283030302928272728303029292828282930303029282727
Feels °C (?)323331333433323232333131333232323332303232313131
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