Surf Forecasts:
Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 170 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S 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 Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 52 | 36 | 50 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 96 | 36 | 20 | 61 | 34 | 22 | 108 | 34 | 18 | 65 | 50 | 35 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:16AM0.87m | 12:04PM0.87m | 1:11AM0.85m | 12:53PM0.80m | 2:21AM0.83m | 2:00PM0.73m | 3:47AM0.84m | 3:34PM0.69m | 5:11AM0.89m | 5:12PM0.70m | 6:18AM0.96m | 6:28PM0.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.30m | 6:36PM0.13m | 7:06AM0.36m | 7:30PM0.16m | 8:25AM0.41m | 8:40PM0.20m | 10:08AM0.42m | 10:05PM0.21m | 11:41AM0.36m | 11:26PM0.18m | 12:48PM0.27m | 00:32AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 96 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 77 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | S 22 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | NW 3 | S 19 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 26 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | — | S 9 | — | S 21 | — | S 20 | SE 14 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 12 | SE 19 | SE 11 | — | S 19 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 18 | — | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | NW 2 | — | S 5 | WNW 2 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 41 | 50 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 50 | 3 | 20 | 61 | — | 22 | 108 | 1 | — | 65 | 1 | 35 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 0 | 512 | 501 | 0 | 350 | 501 | 661 | 501 | 501 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 0 | 501 | 501 | 0 | 501 | 501 |
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