Visiting the empty waves of the Southern Maldives becomes very simple on board this surfing charter, cruising among these atolls in search of surf and discovering natural beauty at its best, in totally uncrowded conditions... This surfing charter is fully equipped with a separate dingy boat and an experienced surfing guide to show you the best surfing of the Maldives.

Imagine a floating boat, where the pleasures are unmatched! Where surfers are known to stroll on gleaming teak decks while savoring the earth's most dramatic panoramas.  All these dreams can be yours with this Maldives surfing charter. It gives you the chance (that you will not get anywhere else) to see many of the 1,200 beautiful islands of the Maldives whilst enjoying first hand some of the world's greatest surfing sites.

Believe it or not, a surfing charter is the best way of really appreciating the unique beauty of the Maldives, 99% of which is water. The boat is excellent for surfers and even groups of couples who want to experience a romantic break whilst surfing and taking in the breathtaking islands of the Maldives.

The Maldives has become a destination for surfers looking for exotic waves but with a quality aspect and safety required in today's world. The Southern Atolls remain crowd free, especially compared to more established northern atolls breaks. The southern Maldives are formed from coral and are located south west of India in the Indian Ocean. It is a tropical island paradise with pristine clear waters and world renowned for it’s surfing & diving. The surf throughout the Maldives generally ranges in size from 4-8 feet, and a great variety of reef breaks exist ranging in intensity for all levels of surfer. They experience a similar surf season to that of Indonesia with the best waves being found from May to October.

Activities:

Regular on board activities include sports fishing trips with a special "dhoni" (smaller fishing or diving equipped boat), visiting local fishing villages, resort islands and reefs and shallows ideal for snorkeling and beach combing.

Food and Drinks:

For breakfast a choice of bread, egg or cheese, jam, juice, tea or coffee and our chef’s "Local Special" from time to time will be available. For lunch varying menus of pasta, rice with seafood or meat with salads and dessert will be served. A snack break at five o’clock with tea or coffee with sweet snacks and sandwiches. And finally for the dinner menu consists of a three-course continental and local dishes ending with tea or coffee. Also on-board is a well equipped bar serving special cocktails, whiskey, cognac, champagne, wine and beer for extra charge.

Your Surf Charter Boat:

The surf charter has a total accommodation capacity of 12 guests. On board are comfortable and spacious double bed or twin bed cabins with private hold and cold water showers and each cabin has individually controllable air conditioning and lighting.

Facilities:

On-board entertainment electronics gear include DVD players, PAL/NTSC video playback, television, hi-fi stereo system and indoor board games. Electricity configuration is 220v/50Hz EU standard (with 2 silent generators). Rani's safety and navigation systems include GPS, compass, life jackets and buoys, 5 meter support dinghy with motor, telephone, CB radio and diving safety supplies.

Vessel Specification:

Our Surf Charter is poweered by a silent 280ps DOOSAN Daewoo engine. 24 meters in length and 8 meters in beam. On board crew includes the captain, chef, guest relations personnel and deck hands personnel. A separate 10 meter support vessel (Dhoni as known locally) with 2 on-board crew members.

Exploring the the rarely visited waves of the Southern Maldives.

The best way to get the most out of a surfing trip in the Maldives is to get yourself on a surf charter and head south. The Southern atoll of Huvadhoo (Gaafu), situated 300 miles in the South of Male, focalizes all the attention of the surfer in search for undiscovered waves. Surfatoll is one of the rare agencies to venture itself in this region. 

The Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll is only accessible with a well-equipped vessel, the reason why we only launch high standard boats. In this remote area, the language is different than the official Maldivian spoken in the capital. Some resorts will shortly be constructed, even if they are now only at a project stage.

The surfing potential in this zone is unbelievable with quality spots and definitely World Class breaks. The surf is bigger and more powerful than at North Male Atoll with waves very similar to the Indonesian type ones. Unfortunately, the conditions in this region are very fickle and the only months when swell and wind direction are right are February to April and September-October. 

Some of the Southern Atoll Surf Spots:

Kaadehdhoo - right, island with the airport on it, has a right hander that is fun when the swell is large is on the west side of the atoll so doesn’t receive as much swell as the other breaks.

Beacons or barracuda point - right, one of the most powerful and hollowest wave in maldives,faces south so picks up plenty of swell, needs north west or north wind so always better early season February to April. Pretty short ride with easy takeoff where you then line yourself up for the inside and the fun begins best on mid to high tide and can be surfed 2 to 10 feet.

Dhigulaabadhoo - left, 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.

Castaways - right, very shallow only to be surfed on high tide, when the swell is over 4 foot breaks out the back where a fun wave can be had and you make the choice to keep going through to the inside where it hits the shallow ledge and gets a bit tricky, nice little deserted island in front of the break.

Blue bowls or voodoos - right, long wave not so hollow but a lot of fun best around 4-6 feet on mid tide it is protected if the wind swings around to south south west which is common in April.

Gani point - right, also protected from south winds, gets hollow best on mid to high tide.

Booga reef - left and right, a bomby in the middle of channel into atoll , not so hollow but a fun ride can be had the right usually being the pick needs west to north west wind.

Love charms - left, great wave from takeoff to finish ,nice tube on the inside breaks 2-10 feet needs west to north winds and can be surfed on all tides.

Rockets - left,fun wave not so hollow but nice long walls to be had picks up plenty of swell and can be surfed all tides needs west to north winds.