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Vijaya Pathi Beach

Tamil Nadu · India

IntermediateBeach break8.188, 77.758

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Mannar near Tamil Nadu, Vijaya Pathi Beach works on E–S groundswell; W–N 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: ~27°C (80.6°F) on average

Jan

27.2°C

81°F · 25.7–28.3°C

Feb

27.8°C

82°F · 26.8–28.5°C

Mar

28.7°C

83.7°F · 27.4–29.5°C

Apr

29.7°C

85.5°F · 28.3–30.8°C

May

29.3°C

84.7°F · 27.2–31°C

Jun

27.5°C

81.5°F · 25.9–29.2°C

Jul

26.7°C

80.1°F · 24.4–28.7°C

Aug

26.5°C

79.7°F · 24–28.4°C

Sep

27°C

80.6°F · 26–28.3°C

Oct

27.9°C

82.2°F · 25.2–29.5°C

Nov

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.5–29.4°C

Dec

27.8°C

82°F · 26.3–29°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

E–S

Best wind

W–N

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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