Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
477
450
524
561
716
732
764
895
932
938
1069
1069
1090
1020
986
900
1175
1208
1231
1208
1226
1130
800
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
15
N
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
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07AM0.58m
1:57PM0.92m
1:50AM0.63m
2:17PM0.91m
2:31AM0.67m
2:36PM0.89m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.17m
8:27PM0.29m
7:35AM0.21m
8:47PM0.25m
8:09AM0.26m
9:07PM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:44
 mm
4
3
4
5
5
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
28
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
25
28
28
28
25
26
26
24
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
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