Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
28.0°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
20
1.5
SSW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
608
625
602
580
565
544
509
576
418
634
1702
730
608
1235
1235
1235
1221
975
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:18AM0.72m
12:26PM0.86m
1:02AM0.81m
12:52PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.26m
6:10AM0.25m
6:48PM0.17m
6:53AM0.26m
7:14PM0.10m
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6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
29
30
28
29
29
29
30
30
29
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