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Tiruchendur surfForecast / Tamil Nadu / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 IST
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Tiruchendur surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tiruchendur sea temperature is
30.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tiruchendur today?

The current surf forecast for Tiruchendur at 6PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Tiruchendur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
S
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)9159151591111111111111110101010101092091919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2043424242428585821071231031039788856161605968407471
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
SE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
0.83
3:39AM
0.57
4:21PM
0.77
4:08AM
0.53
4:55PM
0.69
4:40AM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
-0.02
10:09PM
0.13
9:39AM
0.02
10:42PM
0.18
10:09AM
0.08
11:21PM
0.23
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---6:25-------6:25-------6:25----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C283031302929282829313130292828282931313029282828
Feels °C (?)323332313030303133333129282830323434322929283031
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