Surfing

It is said that the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (also named Huvadhoo Atoll) offers some of the best conditions for surfing in the Maldives. It works best in February to  April and September to November. It picks up more swell than any other Atoll in the Maldives and from every direction. The Gaafu Dhaalu offers the greatest quantity and variety of spots. To almost every island on the outside of the atoll you will find one or two breaks. There is everything from barreling and hollow walls to soft and never ending playful waves.

• Blue Bowls or Voodoos (10 mins by speedboat)- Blue Bowls is the most flexible right, tucked inside the pass and protected from SW-W Winds. More of a point style wave, it has good a length of ride and nice bowly sections for performance moves. All swells, all tides and all sizes.
• Gani Point or Five Islands (across the channel) - Five Islands is another right hander that breaks hard and hollow on the shallow reef inside. The outside section encourages deep takeoffs into racy walls and handles the biggest swells at all tides.
• Love Charms (across the channel) - are actually several reliable lefts, which can handle E winds and any size of swell. Low tide is the best when it is small, soft and broken into two distinct sections. Bigger swell morphs into a long, hollow wall, with protected pockets.
• Rockets or Tiger Stripes (15 mins by speedboat) - Named after the narrow gouges in the reef that give a striped effect, Tigers is a real growling left in a strong swell. Tricky take offs into a long speedy wall before committing to an inside tube section that wraps and peters out in the channel. Unimpressive when small, it always seems to be bigger than everywhere else. All tides, all variations of S Swells and any N Wind.

 

 

Ayada Resort surf transfer costs:

• Surf pass : US $150++ / Pax / 3hrs (Includes water safety guide & boat)
• Board rental : US $40++ / Board / 2hrs or US $80++ per day

There is no minimum number required for a surf trip. One surf pass is for 3 hours of surfing (depending on the conditions) and you will visit one of the 6 nearby surf breaks (see the map above) depending on the day’s tide and conditions.   
   

Group Discount Surf Passes: Surf passes for 3 or more pax, per person.

• 1 surf pass       USD 150++
• 3 surf passes   USD 425++
• 5 surf passes   USD 650++
• 10 surf passes USD 1000++

Speedboat charter for special trip (Including water safety guide):

• Ayada speedboat: max 4pax, $400++ per hour; extra person $150++
  
• Traditional dhoni: for 4 pax, $300++ per hour; extra person $75++

Surf Lessons:

• 1hr lagoon lesson for $120++ pp (with equipment)
• 3hr lagoon lesson for $240++ pp

Other Activities

• Diving - The dive center Dive Kingdom International on Ayada Maldives is located right next to the open-air reception and has its own jetty and a direct entrance to the lagoon, the training area and the boat landing. Even on your arrival, you won't be able to miss it. It is a PADI 5* Dive Center and you will train per PADI's standardized system. This takes place both in an air-conditioned classroom, which is fully equipped with television/video and a white board, and in the calm lagoon directly in front of the dive center. They offer the courses in 12 languages. Several of the top dive areas are just a few minutes away.
  
• Snorkeling
  
• Canoeing
• Wind Surfing
• Stand Up Paddle boarding
• Catamaran Sailing
  
• Water Skiing
• Wake Boarding
• Knee Boarding
• The Fun Tube
• The Banana Ride
• Badminton Court
• Fitness Pavilion
• Fishing
• Football
• Games Hall
• Jogging Track
• Snorkeling
• Swimming
• Tennis Court
  
• Volleyball
• Water Sports Centre
• Traditional Big Game Fishing
  
• Long Line Fishing
• Yoga Studio