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Mahabalipuram Beach, Tamil nadu

Tamil Nadu · India

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

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~29°C (84.2°F) on average

Jan

26.7°C

80.1°F · 25.9–27.9°C

Feb

27.4°C

81.3°F · 26.2–28.5°C

Mar

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.1–29.6°C

Apr

29.5°C

85.1°F · 28.2–30.3°C

May

29.6°C

85.3°F · 28.2–31°C

Jun

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.1–30.3°C

Jul

29°C

84.2°F · 28–29.9°C

Aug

28.8°C

83.8°F · 27.5–29.6°C

Sep

29°C

84.2°F · 27.5–29.9°C

Oct

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28.5–30°C

Nov

28.4°C

83.1°F · 26.4–29.9°C

Dec

27.2°C

81°F · 26–28.2°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–S

Best wind

W–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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