Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
408
399
399
408
408
417
408
495
351
342
334
326
319
304
298
339
331
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26PM0.49m
1:12PM0.88m
00:20AM0.53m
1:35PM0.91m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.40m
5:46AM0.15m
7:50PM0.37m
6:25AM0.15m
8:07PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
 mm
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
28
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
29
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
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