Varkala surfForecast / Kerala / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
30.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Varkala today?

The current surf forecast for Varkala at 4PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817171717171616161616161615151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157155148142142140222214208206203201198196183171169169167167167164133121
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.69
10:13AM
0.48
10:00PM
0.71
11:05AM
0.60
10:32PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.37
5:35AM
0.41
2:42PM
0.44
5:12AM
0.36
4:34PM
0.43
5:15AM
0.28
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:15-------6:15-------6:13-------
Sunset---6:31-------6:31-------6:31----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C273030292828272627302929292828272830302928282727
Feels °C (?)313332323233323031333032333232303132313132333131
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