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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Kovalam
India, Kerala
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 8° 23.119' N |
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20min.with a taxi from Trivandrum. you can find local transport from east fort its the center of the city. its 10 rupees and 25 min from by bus. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name light house beach
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerFast, Powerful, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind directionWest, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movement
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Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
Additional Information
The wave often closes out! its fast powerful waves , it can be gnarloo but but not as big as gnarloo.
Atmosphere
greats spot. hot galssy water. one of the best in the world on it best days. greats atmosphere now a days u will meet lots of surfers around the world in this spot.
General
great spot for beginners. glassy water on it best days .
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Comments
By fredd , 01-03-2007
good surf this time - come to kovalam now all of you surfers . this is the best time to surf here. last week it has been great
By glad to be home in lanza , 12-02-2007
Jan and Feb lighthouse beach - I just spent 4 weeks at lighthouse beach and cansay that Jan And Feb waves suck. They do come upand some days are a solid 6ft but they are impossibleto catch except for the 2 seconds before they closeout which they do with a powerful crash..a good board breaker.There is a little indian local who got shortrides and a little korean who managed but for all thier effort the best they got was about 2 or 3 seconds.The break is only 20- 30ft from the shore and shallowso you get well pummeled.I can imagine other times of the year in monsoon itslarge and more interesting breaking further out but if itsless than 6 ft its not giong to be worth it breaking far to close in.Also the rips are very strong and appear in seconds.Onemorning alone I watched the life guards pullnear drowned swimmers from the water on 3 seperate occasions.loads drown every year I was told..There are 4 beat up short boards 1 minimal and 1 mal forhire but at 50 rupiees an hour or 300 r for the dayyou will get more fun outof the boady boards on hire.
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By andrew burns , 28-07-2007
pumps - i surfed this break back in 1998 and scored it pumping like hossegor france or wainui gisborne new zealand. heavy hollow barrels