Tips of surfers in Maldives
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Dead
corals nearer to the shore are very sharp. Booties are a
necessity.
- Tides
and currents play an important role in determining surfing
conditions in Maldives. All the breaks occur near narrow
channels of the atolls. Currents through these channels
can be very strong. During the SW Monsoon, currents flow
outwards at the eastern reef of the atolls where the best
surfs occur.
- Swell
lines are generally perfectly straight and clean from the
south-east (give or take 5 -7 degrees either side with
different swells).
- Most
common surfing conditions are two to four feet, clean,
straight, long and perfect. A good swell of five to eight
feet is about 75% to 85% likely in a two-week stay. Ten
feet waves occur on average twice or thrice a year. All
the waves hold pretty much the same form in all tides. As
tides become bigger they are inclined to become hollow.
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