Surfatoll | Maldives surf trip

Gurus is a nice lefthander that breaks on a reef in the middle of the sea on the east coast of the South Male Atoll. The wave shows its potential when the wind is from the north, northwest and the swell coming from the south-east with a size of at least 4 feet. The wave…

Twin Peaks is a sectiony left with a surprise ending when the right swell and wind delivers. Located in Southern Male, Twin Peaks is situated in what seems like the perfect spot for maximum swell exposure and often picks up more swell than the other breaks in the Southern Atolls. The wave here is best…

Located near the Kandooma Resort, Natives is another one of those breaks known by different names depending on who you ask. Sometimes called Foxys and sometimes called Natives, in the right conditions nobody is really concerned about the name, as this wave can barrel up as nice and stretch as long as some of the…

While most of the breaks in the Maldivian Atolls could be called “Riptides,” this speedy righthander has obtained exclusive rights to the name—and definitely earns it. The Riptides break is located near the inhabited Guraidhoo Island, the wave actually breaks off of a small reef in the middle of the channel. It breaks pretty close…

Kanda Muli is the swell magnet of Addu Atoll that cannot always handle the amount of swell it attracts. Located on the southeast side of the atoll, opinions differ on when Kanda Muli is worth checking out. Some feel it is not worth bothering with in small swells, while others claim it is the best…

Villingili Island also houses the Shangri-la Resort, which has been trying to pull a Pasta Point and claim exclusive rights to one of the best peaks in Addu Atoll. Although it is not as defined as Pasta Point, Shangri-la Resort wants to enforce a strict “you can only surf here if you stay here” policy….

To the east of Approach Lights on the south side of Villingili Island, off the tip of Madihera islet, a pristine lefthander starts out at the point and wraps all the way into the inner lagoon. A long and sectiony wave, Madihera can turn from good to incredible with a sudden change in the wind….

There is an airport runway on the beach in front of this spot, with approach lights that not only help guide airplanes to a safe landing, but also orient surfers in the water on where to be in order to catch the most surfable section of this long and exposed righthander. Although it breaks down…

More remote than secret, Bedhuge is a righthander that—like many of the Maldives best spots—is really only accessible by surf charter. Located on the east-facing shore of Laamu Atoll, the wave breaks south of Refugee’s Lefts. Although Bedhuge tends to only range between two to four feet, it is often considered the favorite stop of…

Ying Yang is a powerful righthander first surfed on a 1996 Maldives boat trip headlined by Pat O’Connell and Satoshi Sekino. Boat charters have been making it a regular stop ever since, and not just because one of the Endless Summer guys surfed it—it’s also the most consistent wave in the Laamu Atoll area. Located…

Hocus Pocus is another right you can find while doing a boat trip in the central atolls with Surfatoll. The wave is a barrelling right that breaks with mid to high tide conditions.

Located on the northern tip of Huvadhoo atoll (in the Gaafu Alifu region), Viligili break can be surfed by the few lucky ones that pass the chanel aboard a surf charter between Laamu atoll and Huvadhoo atoll. Viligili break needs a southeast swell to work. When conditions are met, the wave offers long rides that risk…