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Alapakkam Beach

Tamil Nadu · India

IntermediateBeach break11.598, 79.758

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Alapakkam Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the India shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mannar — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.9°C (84°F) on average

Jan

26.8°C

80.2°F · 25.3–27.9°C

Feb

27.4°C

81.3°F · 26.6–28.6°C

Mar

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.7–29.7°C

Apr

29.7°C

85.5°F · 28.6–30.8°C

May

29.6°C

85.3°F · 27.7–30.8°C

Jun

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.3–30.1°C

Jul

29°C

84.2°F · 28.1–30.1°C

Aug

28.6°C

83.5°F · 27.7–29.7°C

Sep

28.9°C

84°F · 27.7–29.8°C

Oct

29.3°C

84.7°F · 28.5–30.1°C

Nov

28.6°C

83.5°F · 26.9–30°C

Dec

27.3°C

81.1°F · 26.2–28.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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