Kerala, India
Varkala
Intermediate
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
Any tide
An exposed beach break on Kerala's southwest coast that does not work often. Varkala produces both left- and right-hand waves, with southwest swell and east-northeast offshore winds; it is surfable at all stages of the tide. The documented hazards are rips and undertow, pollution, and remote access.
Hazards
RipPollutionRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW
- Best wind
- ENE
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 8.7333, 76.7053