About This Spot
Olhuveli Island, Maldives is one of the world's premier wind-sports destinations, located in Maldives.
Situated in Asia, the spot offers Shallow and Flat and Small waves and Medium waves water conditions, making it ideal for beginners and experienced riders alike.
With NE–SW winds, peaking from February to May, Olhuveli Island, Maldives delivers the kind of sessions that keep riders coming back year after year.
Why Riders Love It
Like in other islands during summer monsoon wind is steady but with gusts during the rain. Usually you have two seasons: from November till April you have wind from NE. From May till October you have wind from SW and the force of the wind is higher.
When to Go
Usually you have two seasons: from November till April you have dry weather with temperature around 30°C. From May till October it's the opposite. You have rain, around 27°C.
What to Expect
The water is flat and shallow inside the lagoon. The sea floor has sand. The only side with some corals is the West side near the landing stage. During low tide you can see many little island of white sand appear in the lagoon, that is big. Waves are small inside the lagoon and also near the reef in the West side are small. You have big waves near the reef in the East side. In the West side you have the reef near the beach, around 100 m, while in East side reef is far, about 500m. The lagoon is big.
Wind & Conditions
NE · SW
Best wind direction
Like in other islands during summer monsoon wind is steady but with gusts during the rain. Usually you have two seasons: from November till April you have wind from NE. From May till October you have wind from SW and the force of the wind is higher.
Best Months
Water Conditions
The water is flat and shallow inside the lagoon. The sea floor has sand. The only side with some corals is the West side near the landing stage. During low tide you can see many little island of white sand appear in the lagoon, that is big. Waves are small inside the lagoon and also near the reef in the West side are small. You have big waves near the reef in the East side. In the West side you have the reef near the beach, around 100 m, while in East side reef is far, about 500m. The lagoon is big.
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Facilities & Access
📍 Getting There
🚶Short walk to the beach
Olhuveli island is situated in South Male atoll about 35 km south of Male. It takes 30 minutes to arrive there with a speed boat. They use open cruiser boats with 450hp outboard engines. You fly on the water to arrive there! There is little bit of confusion about fast boats. There are two kind of fast boats with big differences in velocity. There is also another boat used to do very short transfers called Dhoni (a typical Maldivian boat), but forget this to reach the most part of the islands.
Location
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