Surfing in the Maldives - Tropical Cruise can take you there!

Surfing in the Maldives

Maldives is a popular destination for surfers. Some island resorts on the atoll edge have good waves for surfing. From amongst the tourism atolls, most known surfs are in North and South Male' Atolls. The resorts on the eastern reef of the atoll are ideally placed for the avid surfer.

Tropical Cruise offer surfing cruises, giving the opportunity to test some of the less recognized surfs in the atolls further away from central zonesl. The surf season coincides with the south-west monsoon and runs from mid February to November when the best swells are generated by winter low pressure systems in the southern Indian Ocean. March and April provide a combination of excellent surfing and weather conditions.

The Maldives in recent years has attracted professional surfers. Maldives has hosted international surfing competitions which put the Maldives as a world surfing destination.
Tropical Cruise can take you to the best surf spots that Maldives has to offer. Please do fill booking request form to check the availability of the boat.

Surfing areas and conditions

If you want to surf in the best spots in Male’ atoll, you will have to book a reservation on a live aboard. We can offer you just that.

Pasta Point, is a long peeling left with exclusive access to Thari Village. Five miles away you find the Honkys and Sultans. Honkys is a long wrapping left and is reputed to be the best wave in the Maldives. Sultans is a right with barrels.

The average size of reef breakers is 4-5 feet, rising to 8-10 feet during the surf monsoon.

Surf monsoon is from late February to mid November, with the best waves coming in during March to May and then again in Sep till the end of November.

Reef breakers are sometimes quite tricky to surf, the water is quite shallow on the surf and the coral beds sharp and protruding.

Surfers are advised to bring all their equipment with them, as there are very few good surf equipment available.

Popular surf points in the Maldives

Chickens
Villingilimathi Huraa (Kuda Villingili), Uninhabited island. Eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Cokes
Thulusdhoo, Atoll Capital. Eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Gurus
Male’, the capital. Eastern reef of Male’, Southern tip of North Male’ Atoll.

Honky's
Thamburudhoo (Uninhabited Island), Eastern Reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Kate's
Boduhuraa, Uninhabited Island near the Palm Tree Island Resort. Eastern Reef of South Male’ Atoll.

Lohis
Lohifushi Island Resort. Eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Male' Island Point
Full Moon Beach Resort, Furana Fushi Island, Eastern Reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Natives
Kandooma Resort, Eastern Reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Piddlies / Ninjas
Kanifinolhu Resort. Eastern Reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Quarters
Gulhigaathuhuraa, uninhabited island attached to Palm Tree Island Resort.

Riptides
Guraidhoo, Inhabited Island. Eastern Reef of South Male’ Atoll.

Sultans
Tari Village Resort (Kanu Huraa) . Eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Tomb Stones
Thamburudhoo (Uninhabited Island), Adjacent to ‘Sultans’. Eastern Reef of North Male’ Atoll.

Twin Peaks
Miyaru Faru near the island of Gulhi, inhabited island, Eastern Reef of South Male’ Atoll.

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