Varkala Surf Forecast

/ Kerala (3 surf breaks) /

India (39 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 IST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 28.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Evening (18 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	273	222	175	172	170	145	103	99	98	96	94	56	56	63	56	76	74	100	131	123	118	114	114	84
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	ESE	NE	ESE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	E	ESE	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:46PM 0.84			10:27AM 0.59					12:14AM 0.88			11:02AM 0.58					12:42AM 0.91				11:33AM 0.57
Low Tide / height (m)			6:06AM 0.44			5:00PM 0.13					6:38AM 0.41			5:28PM 0.09					7:07AM 0.38				5:57PM 0.06

	Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-

Rain (mm)	4	13	6	4	1	-	1	4	13	7	5	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	23	23	23	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	25	27	27	27	27	26
Feels °C (?)	27	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	26	26	26	28	28	29	29	29	29	27	29	31	29	30	31	30

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