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Boar rice, India

Stay in Varkala: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Varkala

  • Varkala Surf spot · 0.9 km from Varkala

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Near Boar rice, 1 km away. Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Boar rice

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (231°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (51°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 93). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Varkala, 2.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TRV, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).

    See flights ORD → TRV · Skyscanner from about £790 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Boar rice.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct564 ft8 ssoft148kJ32°C
Mon 19Oct654 ft10 ssoft302kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct634 ft10 ssoft355kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct634 ft10 ssoft305kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct594 ft9 ssoft193kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct473 ft8 smushy106kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct443 ft13 ssoft281kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct413 ft10 smushy197kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct413 ft10 smushy214kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct313 ft9 smushy156kJ29°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to TRV, changing at DXB, then 55 min by road. About 27h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Varkala

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Varkala

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Boar rice

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Boar rice

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Boar rice

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 13 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to TRV, changing at DXB, then 55 min by road. About 27h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Varkala each day: Boar rice, Varkala.

The trip from Varkala, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,280–£2,490 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to TRV, estimated from distance and season, changing at DXB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£790–£1,635
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,280–£2,490

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Varkala

  • GADIndian · 2.0 km from the centre
  • In Room Diningin the centre
  • Barbecue 13 RestaurantBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Canadian Fried ChickenChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Arabian ChoolahArabian · 0.8 km from the centre
  • AMMA MESSIndian · 0.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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