Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 07 May 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
284
326
314
217
214
214
211
211
211
206
149
142
140
140
140
114
114
84
113
78
73
72
54
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
S
10
SE
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
0
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
2:17AM0.53m
4:42PM0.78m
2:34AM0.50m
5:27PM0.76m
3:03AM0.47m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.44m
9:02AM0.17m
11:16PM0.46m
9:30AM0.25m
00:41AM0.46m
10:03AM0.34m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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6:05
6:05
6:05
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6:34
6:34
6:34
2
2
1
4
19
30
2
3
5
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
28
31
32
30
29
26
24
24
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
28
28
28
31
30
30
31
33
36
35
34
33
31
26
27
30
32
32
32
31
30
30
29
31
32
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
295
284
326
314
217
214
214
211
211
211
206
149
142
140
140
140
114
114
84
113
78
73
72
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
94
56
18
18
15
9
19
30
14
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
31
28
14
14
30
30
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
8
17
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
22
17
36
18
18
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
494
494
418
418
49
49
49
418
494
494
49
418
49
49
49
823
1727
494
494
494
49
49
155
494
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerala
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in India
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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