Mamallapuram, The Shore Temple 2, India — Mahabalipuram, the nearest town. Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram is a town in Tamil Nadu, India. From Mahabalipuram you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Mahaballipuram, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 79 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MAA, 41 km away.

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Staying in Mahabalipuram

79 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MAA, 41 km, PNY, 83 km, TIR, 133 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Mahabalipuram.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Mahaballipuram0.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft34 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mahaballipuram, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	28kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft11 smushy	56kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	34kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft14 ssoft	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mahabalipuram, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Mahabalipuram

Hotel Chettinadu VirundhuIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
Mamalla Heritage Hotel Tamil NaduIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
Wok to DhabaIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
Gecko CafeIndian · 0.3 km from the centre
Sunrise RestaurantSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
The NewcafeSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Mahabalipuram, India