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It is said that the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (also named Huvadhoo Atoll) offers the best conditions of the Maldives. It works best in March, April and September to November. It picks up more swell than any other Atoll in the Maldives and from every direction. The Gaafu Dhaalu offers the greatest quantitity and variety of spots. To almost every island on the outside of the atoll you will find one or two breaks. There is everything from barreling and hollow walls to soft and never ending playful waves. May to August can be fickle as the wind turns more southerly and may affect some of the south facing spots. This can not necessarily confirmed neither by official wind statistics nor by our own experience. Nevertheless we operate in the Laamu/Thaa/Meemu region during May to the first half of August just to be on the save side for our you. "Kaededhdhoo or Airports" Righthanderis fun when the swell is large. As it is on the west side of the atoll it doesnt receive as much swell as the other breaks. Lucky Punters will score good at Airports with a strong S-SW swell and NE wind. "Beacons" or "Barracuda Point" Righthander 2 hrs away from the airport, at the first southern reef pass. Touted as the Maldive's gutsiest wave, Beacons powerful rights tube onto a shallow, unforgiving reef. SW swells will break down the reef, but a SE swell will create peaks slamming straight onto close-out sections of coral. Beacons is flanked by an unnamed left across the channel, which have its days in a big swell and tend to go unridden. "Dhigulaabadhoo/ Castaways" Lefthander across the channel from beacons we call it dhiraagu after the phone company in the maldives as the island is shaped like a phone. a sort of fat ride on the takeoff and if the swell direction is right can link up with another section on the inside where it produces a bit more speed and power, needs same wind as beacons and can be surfed on all tides.plenty of marine life around here common to see whale sharks. "Blue Bowls" or "Voodoos" Righthander Blue Bowls is the most flexible right, tucked inside the pass and protected from SW-W Winds. More of a point style wave, it has good a length of ride and nice bowly sections for performance moves. All swells, all tides and all sizes. "Gani Point" or "Five Islands" Righthander Five Islands is another righthander that breaks hard and hollow on the shallow reef inside. The eoutside section encourages deep takeoffs into racy walls and handles the biggest swells at all tides. "Booga Reef" or "Two Ways" Right+Lefthander Left and righthander - with the right usually coming up better but it needs a big swell to hit its protected position, making it at favourite with intermediates. Fun, peeling, long walls with a bit of depth to the water. "Love Charms" Lefthander are actually several reliable lefts, which can handle E winds and any size of swell. Low tide is the best when it is small, soft and broken into two distinct sections. Bigger swell morph into a long, hollow wall, with protected pockets. "Rockets" or "Tiger Stripes" Lefthander Named after the narrow gouges in the reef that give a striped effect, Tigers has some real growling left in a strong swell. Tricky take offs into a long speedy wall before committing to an inside tube section that wraps and peters out in the channel. Unimpressive when small, it always seems to be bigger than everywhere else. All tides, all variations of S Swells and and any N Wind. "KH" KH is almost east coast and the two distinct take off spots link together in bigger swell and tide conditions. "Koodhoo and Viligili" Right+Lefthanders. East facing spots. Very well protected from dominant westerly winds. |
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The Thaa Atoll picks up a lot of straight south to south east swell and may be even bigger than spots on east facing coastlines of other atolls. Due to its secluded location it is almost guaranteed that you will not even spot another surf charter during your stay. The spots are well protected from North to North west winds. Conditions may be fickle with other wind directions. We will choose this Atoll only in very stable weather conditions. "Spot 01" Righthanderneeds bigger swells as it is more protected. Can get fast and hollow, shallow sections. If it is on the rides can be pretty long. "Spot 02" Right+ Lefthander Powerfull waves with fast, hollow walls. Can produce some awesome barrels. Catches more swell than other spots in this area but is less proteced to winds. When it is on it can give you the surf of your lifetime. "Spot 03 " similar set up like Spot 02 but less shallow. "Spot 04" Lefthander Speedy, shallow left that can produce some firing waves. When it is on it can provide some greenroom time. |
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All Spots in the Meemu Atoll are on a coast line facing to the east. There is always a left or a right hander well protected from the predominant wind directions. All spots are close to each other so that you can change spots within a few minutes! |
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NOTE: we do not operate in this area as it is more crowded with several resorts and boats hitting the breaks. But if you want to come in earlier or stay longer than our surfari trip goes this are the spots you should check out. "Quarters" Righthander Really nice, fast little right-hander that picks up less swell than most other places. Best in winds W to NW. Named after the resort workers’ quarters on the island. "Last Stops" Righthander Fast wave with a great bowl section. "Gurus" Lefthander is near the Southern tip of North Male Atoll and near the capital island of Maldives, Male. A left that works well when there is a north wind and a big south swell. "Natives" Righthander Located near the Kandooma Resort, on the eastern reefs of the North Male Atoll. Surfers are provided with a short right, which works well with a South West wind and a solid swell. "Twin Peaks" or "Left & Rights" Located on the eastern reef of South Male Atoll, Twin Peaks picks up more swell than most of the breaks in South Male’ Atoll. "Riptides" Righthander Small reef in the middle of the channel on the southern side of the island; fast right-hander, one of the best waves in the area. The area is subject to strong currents. Best on W to SW winds. |
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NOTE: we do not operate in this area as it is more crowded with several resorts and boats hitting the breaks. But if you want to come in earlier or stay longer than our surfari trip goes this are the spots you should check out. "Chickens" (lefthander) is probably the fastest wave in the North Male atoll. It holds swell size from 3ft to well over 10ft and provides rides up to 500m long. A good place to go if spots to the south are too big. "Cokes (Colas)" Righthander breaks 3-10ft and is fairly protected from the southerly winds that may affect other breaks such as "Lohis". This wave has been well photographed and is the hollowest in the North Male atoll. This will test your tube-riding ability. "Lohis" Lefthander a long spitting left-hander that breaks off Lohifushi Resort - very consistent (paddle looks easy, but not recommended, strong current out to sea! "Ninjas" Righthander breaks off Kani Resort. fast and sometimes quite fickle. "Pasta Point" Lefthander a fun left hander that breaks 4-8ft. At 6ft is a perfect wackable face. Please note: you may or may not be welcome here as the resort next to the break owns exclusive rights on the spot. "Honky's"Lefthander is a fast wrapping left at 4-6ft and needs the right swell direction. "Sultans" (righthander). Just paddle up the peak at "Sultans" and keep paddling about 100 yards to the peelign wave.”Sultans is an easy right hand take off which leads you to an intense wrapping section at the end. Breaks 3-8ft. Please note: this wave is the most protected from the southerly winds in the North Male atoll and collects the most swell - so go there if it is small. |
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