SMALLBeach breakEast Coast · Tamil Nadu
Mahabalipuram
The best wave on the Indian mainland, bending around a 1,300-year-old temple
SMALLBeach breakEast Coast · Tamil Nadu
Mahabalipuram
The best wave on the Indian mainland, bending around a 1,300-year-old temple
Overview
WaveBeach break
BottomSand
RentalsYes
SeasonMay–Feb
Hazards
RocksCrowds
Who it's for
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Forecast
The week ahead, session by session.
Calm & glassy, but a short windswell — quick, crumbly waves today.
Best window · EARLY · 6–9 am
0.5mKnee-high
- Swell
- 0.5m @ 4s SSE
- Wind
- 7kt Offshore
- Tide
- Nearing high
Early morning · 6–9 amSmall
- Conditions
- Glassy
- Wind
- 7kt Offshore
- Tide
- Nearing high
Morning · 9–noonSmall
- Conditions
- Glassy
- Wind
- 8kt Offshore
- Tide
- Falling
Afternoon · 12–4 pmSmall
- Conditions
- Glassy
- Wind
- 7kt Offshore
- Tide
- Low
Sunset surf · 4–6 pmSmall
- Conditions
- Semi
- Wind
- 7kt Onshore
- Tide
- Rising
Low 1:00 am · High 7:00 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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