Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
30.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1110101010101212121299111818171616161617101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575757465756434341413939326161585151525355747577
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
20
W
15
W
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
onononglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.66
4:08PM
0.88
2:38AM
0.62
4:58PM
0.82
3:22AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.41
8:47AM
-0.02
10:04PM
0.43
9:28AM
0.07
11:01PM
0.45
10:11AM
0.19
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4--1-------1---11-11----
Temp. °C292827272830302929292827282930292828272728303029
Feels °C (?)343332323333313234343331323231313232313031323131
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