Varkala Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.73° N 76.71° E

Varkala 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Varkala sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
273
273
256
251
198
187
177
173
170
130
130
130
96
80
85
87
98
96
94
94
68
86
155
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:22AM0.73m
3:01PM0.66m
8:07AM0.71m
9:49AM0.74m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.58m
11:15PM0.11m
00:26AM0.18m
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clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:28
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
28
29
31
30
29
29
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
29
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
29
31
30
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