Tharangambadi Beach
Tamil Nadu · India
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Tharangambadi Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the India shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mannar — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28.8°C (83.8°F) on average
Jan
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.2–27.8°C
Feb
27.4°C
81.3°F · 26.6–28.6°C
Mar
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.7–29.7°C
Apr
29.8°C
85.6°F · 28.6–30.9°C
May
29.8°C
85.6°F · 27.8–31°C
Jun
29.1°C
84.4°F · 27.2–30.4°C
Jul
29°C
84.2°F · 27.7–30°C
Aug
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27.4–29.5°C
Sep
28.8°C
83.8°F · 27.5–29.7°C
Oct
29.2°C
84.6°F · 28.5–30°C
Nov
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.2–30.1°C
Dec
27.2°C
81°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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