Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.1°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
130
128
123
90
107
83
83
85
85
90
89
89
64
60
56
54
54
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:23AM0.92m
1:28PM0.66m
2:54AM0.87m
1:49PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.02m
8:26AM0.34m
7:54PM0.03m
8:55AM0.36m
8:21PM0.06m
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6
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Temp °C
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
25
Feels °C
33
32
30
30
31
32
31
32
31
31
31
30
32
32
31
32
32
29
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