Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1005
981
1081
1141
1225
1067
924
911
899
732
722
668
649
522
506
499
461
390
390
317
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:34PM0.58m
7:09AM0.64m
1:01PM0.57m
9:23AM0.66m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.20m
12:21PM0.57m
11:04PM0.26m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
6
4
1
1
4
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
31
29
30
29
30
31
30
28
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
28
30
28
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