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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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alternative name | Thamburudhoo |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Totally Epic |
| | experience | experienced surfers |
| | surf frequency | Don't know |
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Wave |
| type | reef-coral |
| | direction | right |
| | bottom | reef (coral, sharp rocks etc..) |
| | power | - powerful
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| | normal length | normal (50 to 150m) |
| | good day | normal (50 to 150m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - South
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- East
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| | wind direction | - West
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+ |
| | tide position | all tides |
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Author: Anonymous
Contributors (1)
They surfed this spot ! (44)
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Sultan's Access |
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Firstly, you can only access the spot by boat.Small boats or 'dhonis' are used to load the surfboards onto and position offshore at the rear of the breaks. Sultans is a popular destination for surfers in the North Male' Atoll's eastern reef because it provides consistent waves which never close out. |
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distance | day trip |
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easy to find? | easy to find |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | by boat only |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
crowded |
| week-end crowd |
crowded |
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dangers | - rocks
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Surf Business Directory listing (3/3) |
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Maldives is a fairly new and emerging destination for surfers. The surf season coincides with the south-west monsoon and runs from mid February to November when the best swells are generated by winter low pressure systems in the southern Indian Ocean. March and April also provide good surfing and have the best weather. The water is warm enough to swim without a wetsuit, though a light suit is a good idea, for protection from the sun and coral. Booties are essential for picking your way over exposed coral reefs, and a helmet is recommended.
Surfing in the Maldives provides you with two options; either staying in a resort or booking a live-aboard surfing vacation on a charter cruiser (Safari boat). Resorts provide boats (Dhonis) to transport surfers out beyond the breaks between two to three times per day for two hour periods whereas charters offer surfers the chance to surf the reefs for longer periods.
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Atmosphere |
The crowd is all from somewhere far away. Locals are usually boatmen who feed on surfing and will let you surf. Pressure may be very high, but it all depends on how aggressive crews are. The Maldives provides many excellent locations - including Lohis (Eastern reef of North Male' Atoll), Piddlies / Ninjas (Kanifinolhu Resort (Eastern reef of North Male' Atoll), Cokes (Thulusdhoo-Eastern reef of North Male' Atoll), Chickens (Villinilimathi Huraa (Kuda Villingili) and many more especially in the Southern Atolls |
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General |
-access spots (as opposed to resort guests-only type) so there's always many surfers. Take it esay and everybody will have fun. There's a lot of waves. |
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 4° 18.76271' N |
| GPS Long. | 73° 35.10572' E |
| Precision | Approximate |
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GPS History (1)
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Last surf sessions |
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Last Surf Sessions |
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Sultan's, Maldives
By Jeymuburi, 2007-10-12 12:30:00
went back out after lunch. swell had picked up heaps and waves were really good.
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Sultan's, Maldives
By Jeymuburi, 2007-10-12 10:00:00
nice waves at sultans, but crowded. managed to boost three airs, each about 1.5 meters high.
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Sultan's, Maldives
By darylf, 2006-12-12 08:28:25
morning crowds
My Comments:Nice at first with small clean sets, then it started getting crowded.
Session Highlight:
Comment on Swell, Waves and Wind: small waves, but quite clean and relatively long period
Techniques to improve: whe
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Last Surf Trips |
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Trip: Maldives lounging
By darylf, From 2006-12-02 to 2006-12-18
Chilling in the Maldives. A Family vacation to the sun, sand and
palm trees, but I have my board with me, and should get some sessions
i, if the swell comes. So far its pretty flat where i am
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Comments |
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Read - (6) Comments concerning Sultan's.
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comment by anonymous, 2006-01-09 15:08:08