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OK · FUNPoint breakEast Coast · Tamil Nadu

Kovalam / Covelong

India's first surfing village — a right-hand point off a fishing beach, and the festival that built the east coast scene

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OK · FUNPoint breakEast Coast · Tamil Nadu

Kovalam / Covelong

India's first surfing village — a right-hand point off a fishing beach, and the festival that built the east coast scene

Overview

WavePoint break

BottomSand

RentalsYes

SeasonMay–Feb

JFMAMJJASOND

Surf schools nearby4

Bay of Life Surf SchoolChennai's first accredited surf school, since 2011

Murthy Surf SchoolTwenty years of teaching, by the man who started it here

Appu Surf AcademyCoaching from a fifteen-time national podium finisher

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Hazards

CrowdsStrong ripRocks

Who it's for

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

Forecast

The week ahead, session by session.

Small & glassy all day — great for a first surf.

Best window · EARLY · 6–9 am

0.5mKnee-high

Swell: 0.5m @ 11s SE
Wind: 8kt Offshore
Tide: Rising

Early morning · 6–9 amSmall

Conditions: Glassy
Wind: 8kt Offshore
Tide: Rising

Best window

Morning · 9–noonSmall

Conditions: Glassy
Wind: 9kt Offshore
Tide: Nearing high

Afternoon · 12–4 pmSmall

Conditions: Glassy
Wind: 10kt Offshore
Tide: Falling

Sunset surf · 4–6 pmSmall

Conditions: Glassy
Wind: 6kt Offshore
Tide: Low

Low 5:00 am · High 11:00 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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Kove Surf SchoolSurf school, dorm, shop and café celebrating Kovalam surf culture

Getting there

A fishing village 40 km south of Chennai on the East Coast Road, about 45 minutes from the city and en route to Mahabalipuram. Chennai International Airport is 24 km. Regular ECR buses run past, or take a taxi from town. The village sits on the former site of a Dutch fort, now a resort

Directions

Hazards

CrowdsStrong ripRocks

Updated · 12h ago · Source: Open-Meteo + community