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Vanavanmahadevi Beach

Tamil Nadu · India

IntermediateBeach break10.530, 79.861

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An open E-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Mannar near Tamil Nadu, Vanavanmahadevi Beach works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.8°C (83.8°F) on average

Jan

26.7°C

80.1°F · 25–27.6°C

Feb

27.5°C

81.5°F · 26.4–28.7°C

Mar

28.6°C

83.5°F · 27.6–29.7°C

Apr

30°C

86°F · 28.9–31.2°C

May

29.9°C

85.8°F · 28.4–31.2°C

Jun

29.2°C

84.6°F · 27.5–30.7°C

Jul

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.4–30.2°C

Aug

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.3–29.6°C

Sep

28.8°C

83.8°F · 27.4–30.3°C

Oct

29.2°C

84.6°F · 28–30.1°C

Nov

28.6°C

83.5°F · 27.4–30.3°C

Dec

27.2°C

81°F · 26.1–28.5°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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