Surf Forecasts:
Rameswaram surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, SSW swell with 1,106 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 19 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rameswaram this week:
The surf forecast for Rameswaram over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 19) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rameswaram in the next 16 days are 1.3m 18s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 22) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 19th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rameswaram over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 142 | 300 | 254 | 314 | 209 | 200 | 128 | 84 | 118 | 104 | 61 | 82 | 290 | 270 | 1081 | 257 | 183 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:30AM0.21m | 6:00PM0.11m | 9:24AM0.21m | 9:09PM0.12m | 10:10AM0.22m | 11:26PM0.14m | 10:47AM0.23m | 00:34AM0.18m | 11:19AM0.23m | 1:20AM0.21m | 11:50AM0.22m | 2:00AM0.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.04m | 4:24PM0.11m | 1:04AM0.07m | 5:12PM0.11m | 2:16AM0.09m | 5:34PM0.10m | 3:48AM0.12m | 5:58PM0.08m | 5:12AM0.14m | 6:24PM0.06m | 6:25AM0.15m | 6:52PM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | 10 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 18 | 3 | — | 26 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 292 | 142 | 300 | 254 | 314 | 209 | 200 | 128 | 84 | 78 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 290 | 270 | 1081 | 257 | 183 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | — | S 24 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 4 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 2 | — | 11 | 36 | 36 | 118 | 104 | 61 | 46 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 31 | 19 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 19 | SSW 21 | S 18 | — | S 26 | S 24 | S 22 | S 11 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 13 | SW 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 6 | — | 13 | 11 | 82 | 21 | 42 | — | 17 | 13 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 18 | SW 6 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 613 | 14 | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 375 | 157 | 370 | 375 | 157 | 672 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 376 | 157 | 157 | 370 | 277 | 157 | 285 | 285 |
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