SURFING
Explore a variety of waves while surfing in the Maldives, from peeling, playful rights to
down-the-line left barrels. The closest break is accessible from Anantara Veli, while the
furthest break is a thirty-minute boat ride away from the resort.
SURFING Tropicsurf operates exclusively from, Anantara Dhigu and offers expert guidance, water
safety and coaching tips. One of the advantages of surfing from our resorts is the wide
range of experiences on offer, which cater to any level, from beginner to advanced surfers.
SURF SPOTS
Ideally located in the heart of South Male’s
surf scene, our resort is a few minutes away
from a variety of breaks. The peak surf season
is from April to October when the winds are
from the west and swell is from the south east.
From November to March, we organise trips
to North Male Atoll where waves are stronger,
however swell is less consistent.
NORTH MALE
Chickens
Cokes
Sultans
Honkys
Jailbreaks
Gurus
Twin Peaks
Quarters
Natives/Foxis
Riptides
SOUTH MALE
VELI LEFT
Veli Left is a very quick barrelling left hander.
You can access the wave directly off Veli island
and access is complimentary to all guests
staying at the resort. It is always a quick take
off, followed by either pulling into the barrel or
racing most of the wave face. It will start working
at 1m and hold up to 2.5m. On an average day,
you will get 50m rides. It is recommended that
only advanced surfers, who are confident with
surfing shallow reef, attempt to surf this wave.
NO EQUIPMENT RENTAL IS AVAILABLE.
WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER
SWELL: 1M + FROM THE SE
WIND: NW
TIDE: MID – HIGH
HAZARDS: VERY SHALLOW, CURRENTS
CAN GET STRONG.
CROWDS: LOW – NONE
NONYAS (QUARTERS)
Nonyas (Quarters) is our most frequently surfed
break and is located on the outer reef of the
Anantara atoll. It is a relatively mellow right
hander. Shortboarders and longboarders alike
love the wave. There is always plenty of wave
face and it’s slow breaking unless it’s big. It works
best from 0.5m - 2m. On an average day, you
will get 50m - 120m rides. On bigger days, you
can definitely have longer rides. During 1.5m+
swells, the end section starts to deliver a quick
barrel. Most days, it’s surfable for beginners to
advanced surfers.
10-MINUTE BOAT RIDE
WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER
SWELL: 0.5M + FROM THE SE
WIND: S - NW
TIDE: LOW – HIGH
HAZARDS: GETS SHALLOW IF YOU GO
STRAIGHT, CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG.
CROWDS: MODERATE
RIPTIDES
Riptides is another very popular wave. It’s a
peaky right hander,better suited to shortboards
although it can be great for beginners when
it’s small. There is a hollow take off and has
different bending sections. It will work from
about 0.5m - 3m . On an average day, you will
get 50m -100m rides. It is surfable for most
ability levels because there is a very deep
channel right next to the wave for safety.
That being said, caution is needed with the
currents (hence the name) and the inner reef.
35-MINUTE BOAT RIDE
IF YOU ARE LUCKY,
YOU WILL SPOT MANTA RAYS HERE!
WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER
SWELL: 0.5M + FROM THE SE
WIND: SW
TIDE: LOW – HIGH
HAZARDS: GETS SHALLOW IF YOU GO
STRAIGHT, CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG.
CROWDS: MODERATE
BOATYARDS (GURUS)
Boatyards is an Indo style left hander. Its fickle
and doesn’t like much wind, however, when
the conditions are right, it’s a super quick left
hand barrel and world class on its day. Waves
can run 200m+.
15-MINUTE BOAT RIDE
WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER
SWELL: 1M + FROM THE SE
WIND: N – NW
TIDE: MID – HIGH
HAZARDS: SHALLOW, CURRENTS
CAN GET STRONG.
CROWDS: MODERATE
TWIN PEAKS (GULHI CORNER)
Twin peaks has a left and a right breaking off
the house reef of the local island of Gulhi. It is
a fickle wave with shallow sections and close
out sections. That being said it has great
exposure to swell so a wave can often be
found here when it’s small everywhere else.
The furthest corner of the wave named
“Henry’s” is the perfect spot of first-timers
and children alike.
15-MINUTE BOAT RIDE
WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER
SWELL: 0.5M + FROM THE SE
WIND: SW – N
TIDE: LOW – HIGH
HAZARDS: GETS SHALLOW IF YOU GO
STRAIGHT, CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG.
CROWDS: MODERATE BUT
HAS A SPREAD OUT TAKE OFF
NORTH MALE’ ATOLL
For those wanting to stretch their legs a little further afield we offer half day trips
to the famous North Male’ breaks too. During the off season from November to
March we can still find some good waves at Honkey’s which offers shelter from
the prevailing North East winds at this time. Transit time is usually 1hr – 1.5hrs
sail depending on sea conditions.
SULTANS HONKEYS JAILBREAKS
Sultans is a world renowned right hander This long wrapping left hander offers a variety ‘Jails’ is a fast moving right which is great for
which offers 200m long rides. It works great of different sections and can run over 200m racing turns and barrels when it gets bigger.
for intermediate surfers when its 1m - 1.5m. long. Often quieter than its neighbour, Sultans, This wave has a shallow end section to watch
When it gets bigger it offers long reeling walls as it can be fickle to link the different sections out for and the break can get busy but it’s a
and good barrel sections, with a nice escape when its smaller. This is a great wave for all super fun reeling wave up to 150m long for
to the channel it holds big swells here but be levels and a nice place to head in the off season the speed aficionados.
careful of getting caught close to the island for a chance of some fun, clean waist-chest
on big days. high waves. Turns, barrels and knee-high
runners, this wave has it all.
WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER WHEN IT WORKS: ALL YEAR WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER
SWELL: 1M + FROM THE SE, SWELL: 0.5M + FROM THE SE, SWELL: 1M + FROM THE SE,
LONG PERIOD S LONG PERIOD S LONG PERIOD S
WIND: SW - WNW WIND: WNW - NE WIND: SW - W
TIDE: LOW – HIGH TIDE: LOW – HIGH TIDE: LOW – HIGH
HAZARDS: CROWDS, INSIDE SECTION HAZARDS: VERY SHALLOW ‘LEDGE’, HAZARDS: CROWDS, SHALLOW END
WHEN BIG, CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG. CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG. SECTION, CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG
CROWDS: MODERATE – HIGH CROWDS: MODERATE CROWDS: MODERATE – HIGH
NINJAS COKES CHICKENS
A great wave for all levels. It has a mellow Another world renowned right hander show- Chickens is a long bowly left, around 175m
take off and mid section. When it gets bigger, casing that Maldives is certainly not all mellow long it has great shape for shortboards and
the inside can offer some good barrels too! breaks. This wave is fast, shallow and barrels turns. As the size gets 1.5m+ you can find
Don’t surf too far as you could end up heading as wide as the wave is tall. The wave runs some good barrels here too. It sits across
towards a shallow reef! You can find some around 100m which can be a 100m barrel if the channel from Cokes in close proximity
great 175m long rides here perfect for working conditions are right. to Thulusdloo.
on those turns and carves.
WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER WHEN IT WORKS: APRIL – OCTOBER
SWELL: 1M + FROM THE SE, SWELL: 1M + FROM THE SE, SWELL: 1M + FROM THE SE,
LONG PERIOD S LONG PERIOD S LONG PERIOD S
WIND: SW - WNW WIND: SW - W WIND: SW - WNW
TIDE: LOW – HIGH TIDE: LOW – HIGH TIDE: LOW – HIGH
HAZARDS: CROWDS, SHALLOW INSIDE, HAZARDS: CROWDS, VERY SHALLOW HAZARDS: CROWDS, VERY SHALLOW
CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG. INSIDE, CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG. INSIDE, CURRENTS CAN GET STRONG.
CROWDS: MODERATE – HIGH CROWDS: MODERATE – HIGH CROWDS: MODERATE – HIGH
Our surf gurus will teach you the basics of surfing within the safety of
LEARN TO SURF
the lagoon for first time learners, both young and old, before moving
onto learning in the waves. Close by, there is a dreamy beginner wave
named “Henry’s”, perfect for those looking to catch their first wave.
We are partnered with Firewire surfboards to make your travel easier. We also have a great
range of soft boards for learning and playing on as well as Stand Up Paddle boards for surfing
and cruising around the lagoon. Here is a list of the boards we have available for hire:
Please note that boards are only available to hire when joining our guided trips.
SHORTBOARDS
ADDVANCE DOMINATOR
The Firewire ADDvance Surfboard was Designed by Dan Mann, and perhaps the
developed in collaboration between most versatile board in the Firewire quiver
Taj’s father Vance Burrow and Nev, to date, the DOMINATOR combines a full
the ADDvance offers extreme flotation outline with a thick foil from nose to tail
in TimberTEK. Combining the buoyancy and a 5/4/3 fin configuration. Dan moved
of a longboard with a contemporary the wide point back to reduce the nose
outline, the ADDvance Series opens profile, maintaining all of the speed but
up new possibilities for fun and with none of the top turn drawbacks of
performance. ADDvance your surfing! retro nose outlines. Built with the flex
characteristics and lightweight of Helium
Technology, the DOMINATOR paddles
like it’s turbo charged
Available sizes:
Available sizes: 6’0’’ x 20 ½’’ x 2 ½’’ - 34.9 Litres
6’6’’ x 21 ½’’ x 3’’ - 48 Litres 6’2’’ x 20 ¾’’ x 2 5/8’’ - 38 Litres
6’8’’ x 22’’ x 3’’ - 53.6 Litres 6’4’’ x 21’’ x 2 ¾’’ - 41.5 Litres
6’10’’ x 22 5/8’’ x 3 1/16’’ - 56.9 Litres 6’6’’ x 21 ¼’’ x 2 7/8’’ - 48 Litres
7’2’’ x 23’’ x 3 1/8’’ - 61.9 Litres 6’8’’ x 21 3/4’’ x 3’’ - 50 Litres
7’6’’ x 23 ½’’ x 3 ¼’’ - 69.6 Litres 6’10’’ x 22’’ x 3 ¼’’ - 55 Litres
All boards use Future Fins All boards use Future Fins
UNIBROW ALMOND BUTTER MAYHEM
RNF CLASSIC
With the Unibrow Dann Mann has spliced The Almond Butter is a shortboard built for The world’s all-time best selling fish model.
aspects of the Dominator, Sweet Potato and out and out fun. Designed by pro surfer Rob Still goes fast, still allows hard carving turns,
Potato-nator with more traditional shortboard Machado, who is well known to carve his own still allows a wide range of performance in
framework. The outline curve is compressed path in the surfing world, and his designs reflect varied surf, still paddles great…still makes
from a regular shortboard without sacrificing that. The Almond Butter is predominantly suited you look good. Designed by legendary shaper
the width needed to maximise paddling and to waist to head high waves, but is versatile Matt ‘Mayhem’ Biolos. Designed with low
planing speed. His goal was to design a very enough to be surfed in bigger stuff and has overall rocker and a central concave for lift,
high performance shortboard that didn’t feel been proven to more than hold it›s own in well into a spiral vee in tail, for control. The RNF5
too bulky in good surf. The rail profile is dropped overhead hollow waves. The board comes as features a wider tail and 5 fin setup for playing
and very sensitive, especially through the tail. a five fin set up, allowing you to ride it as a with a variety of options in different conditions.
The Unibrow has a very aggressive single quad or thruster. The classic shortboard design
concave that starts at the nose and carries with a healthy sprinkling of Rob’s magic will
through the deep spot forward of the fins and suit any surfer. There›s a lot of volume packed
then splits into a subtle double concave that into this shortboard, with a pinched tail for
then directs the water flow to the inside of the extra sensitivity. Low rocker will have you
front fins. This ultimately will channel water flying over dead sections no problem.
straight down the board and offer loads of
drive and control through your turns.
Available sizes: Available sizes: Available sizes:
6’1’’ x 19 7/8’’ x 2 11/16’’ - 34.2 Litres 5’10’’ x 20’’ x 2 5/8’’ - 35.3 Litres 5’10’’ x 20 ½’’ x 2 ½’’ – 34 Litres
6’2’’ x 20’’ x 2 ¾’’ – 35.8 Litres 6’0’’ x 20 ¼’’ x 2 ¾’’ - 38.4 Litres All boards use Future Fins
All boards use Future Fins All boards use Future Fins
LONGBOARDS
SUBMOON NOSERIDER VAYCAY
The SUBMOON is the ultimate FUNshape. The Wingnut Noserider embodies the best The Vacay gives leisurely cruise across flat
Designer Nev Hyman explains: “We combined qualities of the original Wingnut Model and sections with stability, but it also works in
a contemporary rocker and concaves and even the Mark Martinson Model. The slightly pulled the pocket, especially for surfers with a wide
thickness distribution with a quirky FUNshape tail, in conjunction with softer rails, result in stance and even pressure between front and
outline that encourages a more vertical short- ultra-smooth turns and cutbacks to go along back foot. This model is an extension of the
board approach to the traditional longboard with improved control, stability, and nose Greedy Beaver but it most noticeably differs
style of surfing. The outline has generous riding. Single Fin with Tail Block Standard. through the back half of The Vacay’s outline.
curve between your feet, which encourages The Vacay draws back to a squash tail where
the board to get on rail and TURN! The narrower the Greedy Beaver would instead come to a
moon tail provides bite, drive and direction, rounded pin, and that gives the Vacay more
and the snub nose carries area forward for lift and more of a ‘shortboard’ feel while surfing.
a bit of tip hang-cheater five FUN.” Additionally, this shape has a single concave
that splits to a double concave towards the
tail, which adds a looser feeling beneath your
back foot and an ability to pump the board a
bit more than the Greedy Beaver. This also
allows the Vacay to slide onto a rail more
easily, allowing carves not usually possible
Available sizes: on a ‘fun board’ type shape with a squash tail.
8’7’’ x 23’’ x 3 ¼’’ - 67.3 Litres
8’11’’ x 23 ½’’ x 3 3/8’’ - 74.2 Litres Available sizes: Available sizes:
9’5’’ x 22 7/8’’ x 3 ½’’ - 83.1 Litres 9’4’’ x 23 7/16’’ x 3 3/8’’ - 80.2 Litres 7’10’’ x 22’’ x 2¾’’ - 58 Litres
All boards use Future Fins and a longboard fin All boards use a Long board fin All boards use Future Fins
SOFT BOARDS STAND UP PADDLES
ADVENTURE RED PADDLE
70/30 SURF SUP CO LAGOON SUP
9’2’’
8’4’’
7’4’’
The Adventure Paddleboarding Seventy Thirty This board is designed to glide over water in
Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) is designed for all conditions. Whether you feel like a leisurely
70% surf use and 30% flat water paddling. paddle on the lake with friends, or an action-
This versatile hybrid SUP focuses more on packed adventure in head-high surf, this
performance, and is ideal if riding waves is board offers a smooth and predictable ride.
your primary motivation, but you still enjoy No matter what type of rider you are, you’ll
going on calm water adventures with your have endless fun on this all-round board. It’s
friends and family. 120mm/4.7’’ thick, providing incredible stiffness
that doesn’t compromise on performance.
6’6’’
6’0’’
5’6’’
Available for hire around the resort lagoon
Available sizes: at any time of the day
10’0’’ x 33’’ x 4 7/8’’ – 183 Litres Available sizes:
FCS2 and Longboard fin 10’6’’ x 32’’ x 4 7/10’’ – 245 Litres
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE AROUND THE LAGOON AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY
Available sizes:
10’6’’ x 32’’ x 4 7/10’’ – 245 Litres
QUICK VIEW SUMMARY
ADDvance: DOMINATOR: UNIBROW: MAYHEM RNF CLASSIC:
6’6’’ x 21 ½’’ x 3’’ - 48 Litres 6’0’’ x 20 ½’’ x 2 ½’’ - 34.9 Litres 6’1’’ x 19 7/8’’ x 2 11/16’’ - 34.2 Litres 5’10’’ x 20 ½’’ x 2 ½’’ – 34 Litres
6’8’’ x 22’’ x 3’’ - 53.6 Litres 6’2’’ x 20 ¾’’ x 2 5/8’’ - 38 Litres 6’2’’ x 20’’ x 2 ¾’’ – 35.8 Litres
6’10’’ x 22 5/8’’ x 3 1/16’’ - 56.9 Litres 6’4’’ x 21’’ x 2 ¾’’ - 41.5 Litres SUBMOON:
7’2’’ x 23’’ x 3 1/8’’ - 61.9 Litres 6’6’’ x 21 ¼’’ x 2 7/8’’ - 48 Litres ALMOND BUTTER: 8’7’’ x 23’’ x 3 ¼’’ - 67.3 Litres
7’6’’ x 23 ½’’ x 3 ¼’’ - 69.6 Litres 6’8’’ x 21 3/4’’ x 3’’ - 50 Litres 5’10’’ x 20’’ x 2 5/8’’ - 35.3 Litres 8’11’’ x 23 ½’’ x 3 3/8’’ - 74.2 Litres
6’10’’ x 22’’ x 3 ¼’’ - 55 Litres 6’0’’ x 20 ¼’’ x 2 ¾’’ - 38.4 Litres 9’5’’ x 22 7/8’’ x 3 ½’’ - 83.1 Litres
NOSERIDER: SOFTBOARD MAL: SOFTBOARD FISH: SURF SUP:
9’4’’ x 23 7/16’’ x 3 3/8’’ - 80.2 Litres 9’2’’ 6’6’’ 10’0’’ x 33’’ x 4 7/8’’ – 183 Litres
8’4’’ 6’0’’
VAYCAY: 7’4’’ 5’6’’ LAGOON SUP:
7’10’’ x 22’’ x 2¾’’ - 58 Litres 10’6’’ x 32’’ x 4 7/10’’ – 245 Litres
TIMBERTEK represents a significant step forward towards the holy grail of any product designed and manufactured
in today’s environmentally conscious world. While by no means sustainably built, Firewire’s TIMBERTEK has by far
one of the least toxic and smallest carbon footprints of any commercially available surfboard today.
The combination of a lightweight EPS core, sustainably-grown Paulownia wood deck skins, Firewire’s proprietary
parabolic rail construction, and an Entropy bio-resin hot coat yield an extremely lightweight, durable surfboard
with ALL of the high performance flex characteristics of Firewire’s existing technologies.
Even more impressive, the physical properties of the raw materials involved have allowed us to reduce exterior
lamination significantly, furthering the reduction of the board’s carbon footprint. Or as we like to describe
TIMBERTEK, it’s simply High Performance Art.
PAULOWNIA WOOD DECKSKIN
Paulownia wood is extremely fast growing; up to 20 feet in one year when young. Some species of plantation
Paulownia can be harvested for saw timber in as little as five years. Once the trees are harvested, they regenerate
from their existing root systems, earning the name of the “Phoenix tree.”
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