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Tiruchendur surfForecast / Tamil Nadu / India
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tiruchendur today?
The current surf forecast for Tiruchendur at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tiruchendur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 53 | 38 | 62 | 97 | 108 | 50 | 71 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 72 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 62 | 58 | 61 | 74 | 61 | 58 | 65 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:49PM 0.48 | 6:08AM 0.54 | 8:22PM 0.48 | 7:04AM 0.47 | 10:02PM 0.52 | 8:43AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 0.16 | 12:07AM 0.32 | 1:15PM 0.18 | 1:46AM 0.37 | 2:22PM 0.20 | 4:22AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
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