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Kovalam Beach

Thiruporur, Tamil Nadu, India

Kovalam Beach 5 photos

  • Surfing Classes 2

    Surfing Classes 2. Wings and Petals from Chennai, India, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Shore - Kovalam Beach

    Shore - Kovalam Beach. VinodJ, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2026 Chennai-Kovalam beach

    2026 Chennai-Kovalam beach. Info-farmer, CC0. Source

  • Sunrise At The Beach

    Sunrise At The Beach. Mark Christian, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • East Muttukadu Bridge TN Jan22 R16 05511

    East Muttukadu Bridge TN Jan22 R16 05511. This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I would much appreciate if you send me an email tagooty@yahoo.com or write on my talk pa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:46 pm
6 am
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
14 km/h8 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
5:46 pm
Today
4.1Fair6 am106
4.2Fair7 am95
4.3Fair8 am127
3.8Poor9 am138
4.4Fair10 am138
4.6Fair11 am117
4.7Fair12 pm96
4.8Fair1 pm95
5.0Fair2 pm85
6.0Good3 pm117
6.8Good4 pm138
5.8Good5 pm148
Sat
4.9Fair6 am128
5.0Fair7 am138
4.6Fair8 am117
5.4Fair9 am106
5.5Good10 am96
5.6Good11 am96
5.5Good12 pm106
5.8Good1 pm117
5.9Good2 pm138
5.5Good3 pm1811
5.2Fair4 pm159
4.8Fair5 pm138
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 ftNow6 pm12 am6 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.

  • Sun4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 81%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
460 m0.3 miKovalam
Nearest town
310 m0.2 miKovalam (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miChennai International Airport (MAA)

Nearby places

  • Bayview by VivantaRegional
    910 m0.6 mi

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

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