Surf Forecasts:
Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) surf forecast from 19 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 26 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, S swell with 230 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 19 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) this week:
The surf forecast for Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 25 | 45 | 47 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 225 | 77 | 21 | 26 | 70 | 113 | 128 | 89 | 118 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM0.60m | 2:33AM0.72m | 2:22PM0.55m | 4:24AM0.74m | 4:46PM0.58m | 5:30AM0.79m | 5:51PM0.65m | 6:11AM0.86m | 6:33PM0.74m | 6:45AM0.92m | 7:09PM0.83m | 7:16AM0.96m | 7:43PM0.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.36m | 9:40AM0.49m | 8:45PM0.40m | 11:26AM0.44m | 10:34PM0.37m | 12:09PM0.36m | 11:39PM0.32m | 12:39PM0.28m | 00:25AM0.26m | 1:07PM0.19m | 1:04AM0.20m | 1:35PM0.11m | 1:41AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 13 | 3 | 2 | 13 | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 |
Feels °C | 36 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | S 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 51 | 16 | 144 | 77 | 18 | 26 | 70 | — | 128 | 89 | 8 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 10 | SE 8 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | — | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 10 | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | — | 14 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | NE 12 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 22 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | W 3 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SSE 9 | — | WSW 3 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 46 | 47 | 31 | — | — | 20 | 57 | 1 | 40 | 225 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 113 | — | 4 | 118 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 501 | 661 | 350 | 596 | 512 | 661 | 350 | 0 | 661 | 82 | 0 | 501 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 614 | 596 | 82 | 596 | 0 |
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