Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
25.9° C
1.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1.7
W
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
402
575
337
321
393
338
382
382
437
961
346
346
412
376
813
844
297
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:59AM0.72m
3:37PM0.69m
8:36AM0.73m
3:02PM0.65m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.07m
11:26AM0.59m
11:51PM0.07m
1:14PM0.65m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
25
26
27
26
26
25
24
24
25
27
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
26
27
25
24
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
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