OK · FUNBeach breakWest Coast · Kerala
Varkala — Black Beach
Black volcanic sand under the cliffs — peaky, powerful, and empty compared to the beach next door
OK · FUNBeach breakWest Coast · Kerala
Varkala — Black Beach
Black volcanic sand under the cliffs — peaky, powerful, and empty compared to the beach next door
Overview
WaveBeach break
BottomSand
RentalsYes
Rating4.5★
SeasonOct–Apr
Hazards
Strong ripCrowds
Who it's for
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Forecast
The week ahead, session by session.
Go early — solid & glassy till the wind comes up ~9 am.
Best window · EARLY · 6–9 am
1.0mWaist to chest
- Swell
- 1.0m @ 10s S
- Wind
- 6kt Cross-shore
- Tide
- Low
Early morning · 6–9 amOK
- Conditions
- Glassy
- Wind
- 6kt Cross-shore
- Tide
- Low
Morning · 9–noonOK
- Conditions
- Semi
- Wind
- 8kt Cross-shore
- Tide
- Low
Afternoon · 12–4 pmOK
- Conditions
- Blown
- Wind
- 11kt Cross-shore
- Tide
- Nearing high
Sunset surf · 4–6 pmOK
- Conditions
- Blown
- Wind
- 10kt Cross-shore
- Tide
- Falling
High 4:00 am · Low 9:00 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.
From the lineup
Who's checked in here, and what it looked like.
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