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Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 IST
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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 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)131312121212121211111111111111111110101013131010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)578680767573729891898686858583838278735249494848
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffoffoffcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.83
5:10PM
0.72
3:41AM
0.78
6:18PM
0.71
3:53AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
0.38
10:20AM
0.12
10:10PM
0.46
10:54AM
0.09
10:55PM
0.55
11:35AM
0.07
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:25-------6:27-------6:27
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1------13-----
Temp. °C262624242529272726262425252827282726252425292827
Feels °C (?)292926272731282929312728283028303130272526312829
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