Continent |
Asia |
Country |
India |
Next Big City |
Margao Panajim Dabolim Airport |
Next Town |
Margao, Colva |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Warm depending upon the wind, can be flat as a mill pond or 6 ft waves. Sometimes a dangerous rip current running south.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
No information |
White fine sand at low tide 100-200 meters wide. The top of the beach has very soft sand full of land crab holes.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts |
Best time October to March. Blue sky every day with 28-34°C. No wetsuit needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
February, March, April |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
N, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, NW, NNW |
Morning usually has no wind or wind directly onshore, gaining strength during the day. 4-6pm best wind, then it dies quickly as sun sets.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Taxi from airport to Colva 40 mins (300 rupees).
Extra information
Nightlife
All down the beach in the Beach Shacks.