Diving & Surfing Safaris
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Surf Breaks
Some of the most ideal surfing areas in the Northern Atolls are:
Airport - Left
Chickens - Left, advanced and dangerous. Off an uninhabited island on the eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll: Requires speed. Named after a poultry farm on the island.
Cokes/Colas - Right, advanced and dangerous (shallow reef) for strong swimmers, Eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll: Intense big tube spot. Named after a Coke factory on the island.
Gurus - Left, Eastern Reef of South Male’ Atoll
Honky’s - Left, beginners and intermediate located on the eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll: Long and possibly the best wave in Maldives.
Jailbreak - Long, fast awesome right.
Kate’s - Short left on the eastern reef of South Male’ Atoll
Lohis - Good intermediate left only for guests of Lohifushi Island Resort. Located on the eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll.
Male’ - Steep right and left located on the eastern reef of the capital city. Great place to meet many local surfers and boogie boarders.
Natives - Right located on the eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll.
Pasta Point - Good left beginner only for guests of Tari Village.
Piddlies / Ninjas - Intermediate right hander located on the eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll. Named after many Japanese surfers hanging around.
Quarters - Fast right hander located on the eastern reef of South Male’ Atoll. Named after the resort workers’ quarters on the island.
Riptides - Fast right on the eastern reef of South Male’ Atoll
Sultans - Good right for beginners and intermediate locate on the eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll. One of the best waves around.
Tomb Stones - Great right located at Full Moon Beach Resort, on the eastern reef of North Male’ Atoll.
Twin Peaks (also called Left & Rights) - located on the eastern reef of South Male’ Atoll.
Some Southern Atoll Spots - Gadhoo, Gan, Gazeera, Vadhoo, Fiyoree