Auroville (Pondichery) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Tamil Nadu, India)

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Auroville (Pondichery) Surf Guide

Auroville (Pondichery) in Tamil Nadu is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the west northwest. The best swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks offer left-handers. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown.

Auroville (Pondichery) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Auroville (Pondichery):

The best conditions reported for surf at Auroville (Pondichery) occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Auroville (Pondichery) (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Auroville (Pondichery) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 38% of the time in July while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

54%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Auroville (Pondichery) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Auroville (Pondichery) is Chennai International (Madras) Airport (MAA) in India, which is 121 km (75 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Auroville (Pondichery) is Tiruchirappalli (Tiruchchirappalli) Airport (TRZ), also in India, 181 km (112 miles) away.

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Auroville (Pondichery) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:52 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	8:30AM	11:30AM	2:30PM	5:30PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	6	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	cross- on

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Tides at Auroville (Pondichery)

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For Auroville (Pondichery), 0 km from Auroville (Pondichery).

Next High Water: 10:14am | 0.9m

Next Low Water: 04:35pm | 0.26m

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Auroville (Pondichery) Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 31.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (29.7 °C) too at Auroville (Pondichery). Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite