Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 IST
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Varkala surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121712161616161616151515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5756373645416463636363868411378761031029999991009996
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
ononglassoffoffoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
0.91
1:56PM
0.75
1:56AM
0.89
2:35PM
0.80
2:14AM
0.87
3:15PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.21
7:42PM
0.24
8:20AM
0.14
8:17PM
0.28
8:44AM
0.08
8:52PM
0.34
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:32-------6:32-------6:32--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------4
Temp. °C242425282828272524242529302827262525262828282725
Feels °C (?)252527292830302726262630313031292727292929313128
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