Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
487
481
451
339
334
330
325
253
322
253
154
151
246
222
160
150
82
152
150
147
109
98
102
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:21AM0.67m
8:41AM0.67m
10:22PM0.51m
9:32AM0.68m
10:59PM0.62m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.40m
4:54PM0.39m
2:47AM0.47m
4:45PM0.34m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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6:09
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6:11
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6:05
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6:04
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 mm
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1
2
3
1
1
2
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1
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1
3
2
1
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2
3
9
8
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
29
28
27
26
24
24
24
26
28
28
28
26
25
24
24
25
26
26
24
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
30
32
30
31
30
26
27
27
30
32
30
32
32
30
28
28
29
29
30
28
30
29
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