Lohis Surf Point

Lohis Surf Point is an ESE-facing reef break in Hudhuranfushi, North Malé Atoll, Maldives. It picks up swell from N to NNE and NE to ESE and SSE to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 48% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the WNW: light winds or WNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while ESE onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a Maldives gap lets in swell from 149.5° (SSE) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 12 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Reef

Faces

ESE (110°)

Best swell

ENE to ESE (60°–110°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

WSW to NNW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

N to NNE (2° to 32°); NE to ESE (47.5° to 110.5°); SSE to S (167° to 173.5°)

Rare slot

Maldives gap, 149.5° SSE

Offshore wind

WNW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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