Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
264
261
194
180
253
327
327
455
921
890
996
1005
981
1081
1141
1225
1067
1038
911
899
834
722
668
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:41AM0.73m
2:46PM0.62m
5:35AM0.67m
2:34PM0.58m
7:09AM0.64m
1:01PM0.57m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.46m
9:56PM0.14m
10:45AM0.52m
10:26PM0.20m
12:21PM0.57m
11:04PM0.26m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:21
6:20
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
Temp °C
26
25
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
28
30
29
29
30
30
29
29
28
30
29
29
30
30
29
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
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