
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tiruchendur today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tiruchendur at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tiruchendur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
265 | 195 | 192 | 184 | 232 | 173 | 156 | 139 | 201 | 186 | 198 | 329 | 730 | 1196 | 1208 | 203 | 200 | 148 | 146 | 153 | 95 | 148 | 182 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24AM0.74m | 4:10PM0.60m | 4:48AM0.69m | 4:27PM0.54m | 5:14AM0.62m | 4:37PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.15m | 10:17PM0.05m | 10:55AM0.21m | 10:35PM0.11m | 11:20AM0.27m | 10:49PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 16 | SSW 15 | S 22 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 |
265 | 195 | 192 | 184 | 232 | 173 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 123 | 329 | 551 | 9 | 222 | 203 | 200 | 148 | 146 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | E 6 | E 6 | S 20 | S 20 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 |
67 | 76 | 76 | 34 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 139 | 201 | 186 | 198 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 142 | 66 | 57 | 108 | 165 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 21 | S 20 | — | E 6 | S 20 | E 6 | — | E 6 | SSE 13 |
3 | 66 | 73 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | 30 | 3 | — | 1 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
23 | 58 | 63 | 42 | 11 | 51 | 56 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 730 | 1196 | 1208 | 85 | 66 | 69 | 85 | 153 | 95 | 148 | 182 | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 0 | 0 | 880 | 446 | 446 | 391 | 127 | 643 | 127 | 643 | 429 | 880 | 446 | 700 | 671 | 671 | 446 | 429 | 429 | 910 | 880 | 446 | 0 |
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