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Golden Beach

Sholinganallur, Tamil Nadu, India

Golden Beach 3 photos

  • VGP Golden Beach

    VGP Golden Beach. Mohan Babu V, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • ECR Beach

    ECR Beach. Ashwin Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Musings (Unsplash)

    Musings (Unsplash). Anunay Mahajan anunaymahajan, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:45 pm
6 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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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
5:45 pm
Today
4.2Fair6 am74
4.3Fair7 am106
4.4Fair8 am117
4.5Fair9 am106
4.6Fair10 am106
4.7Fair11 am95
4.8Fair12 pm64
4.9Fair1 pm53
5.0Fair2 pm63
5.7Good3 pm85
6.4Good4 pm96
6.0Good5 pm95
Sat
5.3Fair6 am85
5.3Fair7 am64
5.2Fair8 am74
5.2Fair9 am64
5.2Fair10 am64
5.2Fair11 am64
5.0Fair12 pm85
4.8Fair1 pm96
4.8Fair2 pm128
4.6Fair3 pm138
4.9Fair4 pm138
4.7Fair5 pm95
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, 0.3 m. High at 5 am, 1.0 mHigh 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 5 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 0.3 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.

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 73%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 22%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 24%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Golden Beach

Golden Beach is a beach on the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, India. It is 4193 meters away from Neelangarai Beach. The nearest bus stop is 277 meters from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Golden Beach is a natural urban beach located along the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. VGP Golden Beach is a major tourist attraction in Chennai. It is situated on the East Coast Road, the seaside road from Chennai to Cuddalore via Pondicherry.

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

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m910 ftWater Tank
Nearest airport
13 km8 miChennai International Airport (MAA)

Nearby places

  • Hot KitchenIndian
    590 m0.4 mi

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

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