Overview

Kitesurf

Ideal Beach is a kitesurf spot located on the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, near Mahabalipuram. This stretch of coastline faces east toward the Bay of Bengal and receives consistent winds during the northeast monsoon season from October to March. The beach offers a mix of sandy bottom and flat water conditions that make it suitable for intermediate riders.

The wind pattern here is driven by the NE monsoon, bringing cross-shore to side-onshore winds that are ideal for kitesurfing. Wind speeds typically range from 12 to 18 knots, with the strongest and most consistent conditions in November and December. The water is warm year-round, so no wetsuit is needed.

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Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 17:48

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:24 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:07 · 0.5 m High tide 16:09 · 0.7 m Low tide 21:57 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:28 · 0.9 m Low tide 11:01 · 0.4 m High tide 17:09 · 0.8 m Low tide 23:01 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:15 · 0.9 m Low tide 11:40 · 0.3 m High tide 17:54 · 0.9 m Low tide 23:50 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:54 · 0.9 m Low tide 12:14 · 0.3 m High tide 18:32 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:33 · 0.3 m High tide 06:30 · 1 m Low tide 12:46 · 0.2 m High tide 19:07 · 1.1 m

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Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

250h

in January · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to February, peaking in January: 23 rideable days a month and 250 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is June, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is October, with 369 mm.

Monthly averages:

Monthly averages — — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.5	250 h	28 °C	44 mm
February	17.5	137 h	31 °C	7 mm
March	5.0	35 h	32 °C	11 mm
April	4.5	30 h	34 °C	21 mm
May	3.0	18 h	34 °C	175 mm
June	0.0	1 h	34 °C	99 mm
July	0.0	0 h	34 °C	79 mm
August	0.0	1 h	32 °C	184 mm
September	0.5	3 h	33 °C	116 mm
October	4.5	36 h	30 °C	369 mm
November	23.5	229 h	29 °C	362 mm
December	26.0	239 h	28 °C	141 mm

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Technical details of spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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