SURF
If you think of South Indian Ocean, the more popular destination for surfing is Sri Lanka due to its easier access. However, if you’re looking for a more serious surf adventure with far less crowd in the line up, look no further than Maldives.
Best time to surf in Maldives is during the months of March to October when Southern Hemisphere winter brings swell to the reefs of archipelago.
Maldives has a confirmation of three distinct atolls as identified by local surfers, northern atolls where famous breaks such as Cokes Chickens and Jails are located. The central atolls which attracts medium swell making it fun for intermediates and the advanced. The Southern atolls attracts bigger swells, and works best during North-East monsoon (from March until April).
The biggest of swell arrive in June, July and August during which the wind stays light off shore most day and water becomes crystal clear.
The shapes of waves in Maldives is rolling up like a point break with steeper take offs, rippable pockets, and usually 300 – 500 meter rides, making this place ideal from intermediate to advanced surfers.
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inremediate TO ADVANCED
The atoll we are lucky to be located in is a surfers paradise. There are multiples breaks for intermediate and advanced levels of surfers.
Breaks
While the home spots in our island works consistently throughout the surfing season, if you’re up for exploring and a bit of adventure, there are many other breaks in the central atolls. Thaa and Laamu Atolls in the central region have been increasing in popularity as surfers look to escape the northern crowds.
Although the central atolls don’t get the same kind of size as the Male Atolls, its breaks continue the Maldivian tradition of providing consistent surf and pristine barrels. Medium-sized waves are as abundant and perfect as you could ask for.
Some of the stand-out spots at Thaa Atoll include Malik’s, Finnimas, Outside Mikado, and Inside Mikado. Laamu Atoll has a few better known spots including Ying Yang, Refugee’s Lefts, and Refugee’s Rights. Most of these waves are fast and has different sections, with the kind of speedy barrels that force you to burn down the line trying to make the section.
FIND YOUR LEVEL
LEVEL 2.1 : Beginner intermediate surfer
At this stage, you have pretty good control over your paddling, are able to go out the back and catch unbroken waves and go left or right. You also understand about the waves, surfing and ocean conditions.
– Generating speed on the wave
– Improving on the wave reading ability
– Duck-diving
– Improving the stance for more mobility
– Bottom turn & top turn fundamentals
LEVEL 2.2 : Advanced intermediate surfer
At this stage, you have very good control over your board, are able to make turns to change the direction. You are also riding a short board or a mini-mal surf board.
We will focus on:
– Surfing & Speeding down the line on different type of waves
– Correct positioning to catch different types of waves
– Learning to cutback
– Technical analysis of your top turn and bottom turn
– Small floaters to pass the sections
– Duck dive improvement
If you aren’t sure what level you are, have no fear! Our instructors will assess your level once you arrive and alocate you to the correct group.
"Surfing soothes me. It's always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I'm on a wave."
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The lesson time is usually fixed the night before, making it easier for the planning. The timing depends on the best surf conditions for your level.
We don’t provide surf boards therefore you should bring your own quiver. We suggest you bring your regular board and a step-up for the. bigger swell.
We recommend you to bring surf clothing for tropics, your personal surf boards (one regular one and one step-up for when the waves pick up), surf wax, and a spare leash and fins (since you will need to go to Male to buy new ones in case something breaks). Also a very important thing to bring, which is a bit rate on the island is good sunscreen or zinc as sun can be quite extreme here.
Almost all surf breaks in Maldives have reef. Most of it is not alive from the human action from the past. We suggest you bring reef shoes to feel more comfortable.
The surf season runs from March to October. The biggest and most consistent months are June, July, & August.
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