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Promenade Beach

Puducherry Taluk, Puducherry, India

Promenade Beach 5 photos

  • Beach Promenade in Pondicherry

    Beach Promenade in Pondicherry. Sanyam Bahga, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Pondicherry, Promenade Beach, Rock Beach, India

    Pondicherry, Promenade Beach, Rock Beach, India. Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Pondicherry, Promenade Beach, Bay of Bengal, India

    Pondicherry, Promenade Beach, Bay of Bengal, India. Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Pondicherry, Bay of Bengal, India

    Pondicherry, Bay of Bengal, India. Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Martyr's momument on the Promenade, Pondicherry

    Martyr's momument on the Promenade, Pondicherry. Nvvchar, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
6 am
4.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
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UV
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Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
4.2Fair6 am32
4.3Fair7 am42
4.3Fair8 am53
4.4Fair9 am64
4.4Fair10 am74
4.4Fair11 am74
4.4Fair12 pm75
4.5Fair1 pm74
4.6Fair2 pm64
4.8Fair3 pm74
5.1Fair4 pm95
4.8Fair5 pm85
Sat
5.3Fair6 am74
5.6Good7 am63
5.8Good8 am64
5.8Good9 am64
5.7Good10 am64
5.9Good11 am64
6.1Good12 pm96
5.6Good1 pm106
5.1Fair2 pm127
4.9Fair3 pm117
4.8Fair4 pm85
4.6Fair5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.4 m. High at 5 am, 1.0 mHigh 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 5 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 89%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Promenade Beach

Promenade Beach is a sandy beach located in Puducherry, India. It is 137 meters from the nearby Puducherry Beach. The beach is 625 meters from the city of Puducherry and has free parking available nearby.

From Wikipedia

Rock Beach (or, known as, "Promenade Beach", French: Plage de la Promenade) is the popular stretch of beachfront in the city of Puducherry, India, along the Bay of Bengal. It is a 1.2-kilometre-long stretch in Pondicherry, starts from War Memorial and end at Dupleix Park on the Goubert Avenue.

Source: Promenade Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Drinking water90 m290 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink254 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground190 m640 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
320 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
630 m0.4 miPuducherry (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miPondicherry Airport (PNY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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