Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
378
367
298
298
294
285
276
207
201
229
235
229
226
204
191
191
191
188
175
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:26AM0.73m
11:54AM0.78m
10:45PM0.47m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.26m
3:50AM0.25m
7:06PM0.41m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:36
6:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
29
30
28
28
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
27
29
28
29
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