Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.4°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
261
261
206
200
186
180
178
140
114
113
111
109
103
73
72
98
96
56
55
55
55
54
54
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:44AM0.80m
2:39PM0.64m
5:51AM0.75m
2:53PM0.58m
7:21AM0.71m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.49m
9:59PM0.09m
11:24AM0.53m
10:48PM0.20m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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6:11
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6:13
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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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2
1
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1
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2
1
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1
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2
Temp °C
27
26
27
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
25
26
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
32
30
31
32
30
31
33
32
31
30
32
31
30
31
31
32
31
29
31
32
30
31
32
31
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