Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
111
109
103
73
72
98
96
56
55
55
55
54
54
102
95
87
87
85
85
61
71
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM0.75m
2:53PM0.58m
7:21AM0.71m
8:52AM0.72m
9:11PM0.51m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.53m
10:48PM0.20m
00:07AM0.31m
4:41PM0.43m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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6:11
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6:12
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6:12
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 mm
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1
1
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1
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1
5
1
2
7
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Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
30
31
32
31
30
29
30
31
30
31
31
30
29
29
28
31
28
31
31
30
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