Kovalam Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 76.98° E

Kovalam 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kovalam sea temperature is
26.3° C
0.8° 

Kovalam surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kovalam today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kovalam at 2PM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

Table - waves today at Kovalam. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.5
W
9
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
461
416
373
450
363
432
379
522
437
362
322
407
359
355
263
276
276
283
314
389
384
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:18PM0.58m
6:12AM0.62m
4:22PM0.53m
7:19AM0.59m
4:02PM0.48m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.32m
11:02PM0.05m
11:36AM0.38m
11:32PM0.07m
12:33PM0.44m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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6:42
6:40
6:40
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
26
27
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