GO · FIRINGBeach breakWest Coast · Kerala
Varkala Beach
The cliff-backed main beach — where everyone learns, and the banks occasionally deliver something better
GO · FIRINGBeach breakWest Coast · Kerala
Varkala Beach
The cliff-backed main beach — where everyone learns, and the banks occasionally deliver something better
Overview
WaveBeach break
BottomSand
RentalsYes
Rating5.0★
SeasonOct–Apr
Hazards
Strong ripCrowdsShallow sections
Who it's for
BeginnerIntermediate
Forecast
The week ahead, session by session.
Monsoon off-season
Swimming prohibited on most beaches in monsoon — strong undertow. Go by the flags, not this forecast.
Season opens in September.
Solid & glassy early — wind from ~9 am.
Best window · EARLY · 6–9 am
1.1mChest-high
- Swell
- 1.1m @ 13s S
- Wind
- 7kt Offshore
- Tide
- Low
Early morning · 6–9 amOK
- Conditions
- Glassy
- Wind
- 7kt Offshore
- Tide
- Low
Morning · 9–noonOK
- Conditions
- Semi
- Wind
- 9kt Onshore
- Tide
- Rising
Afternoon · 12–4 pmOK
- Conditions
- Blown
- Wind
- 12kt Onshore
- Tide
- Nearing high
Sunset surf · 4–6 pmOK
- Conditions
- Blown
- Wind
- 10kt Onshore
- Tide
- Falling
High 2:00 am · Low 8:00 am
(model estimate, not a tide table)
Wave-model forecast — a GO is "worth checking", never a guarantee. details
Open-Meteo global wave model (~5 km grid). Reliable for swell arrival, size, and period; it does not know the sandbar or exact nearshore breaking height. A GO is "worth checking", never a guarantee.
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