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Rameswaram surfForecast / Tamil Nadu / India
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rameswaram surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rameswaram sea temperature is
26.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Rameswaram today?
The current surf forecast for Rameswaram at 3PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rameswaram. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 60 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:56AM 0.18 | 12:52AM 0.23 | 10:27AM 0.16 | 1:27AM 0.23 | 11:04AM 0.15 | 2:04AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10PM 0.02 | 6:52AM 0.14 | 5:42PM 0.01 | 7:36AM 0.13 | 6:16PM -0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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