Surfing at Anantara

Surfing at Anantara is an SE-facing reef break in Veligandu Huraa, South Male Atoll, Maldives. It picks up swell from NNE to SSE and SSE to S and SW. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

SE (135°)

Best swell

E to SSE (85°–152°) or SSE to S (154°–173°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

W to N offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

NNE to SSE (22° to 152°); SSE to S (154° to 172.5°); SW (217.5° to 228.5°)

Offshore wind

NW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1