Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
148
144
144
141
141
103
103
53
93
48
48
48
62
48
48
47
48
55
56
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:03AM0.98m
11:58AM0.67m
1:39AM1.00m
12:29PM0.67m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.02m
7:13AM0.38m
6:29PM-0.05m
7:46AM0.38m
7:04PM-0.08m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
2
1
2
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Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
32
32
32
30
31
32
32
32
31
32
31
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
29
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