This past season, we ran two boat trips through the Central Atolls of the Maldives during October and November.
Mikka joined us on the second boat trip. No freaky swell on the horizon, just a regular shoulder season forecast. This meant 10 days of clean, head-high waves, glassy mornings and empty lineups.
She wrote some words and photos on her blog about her surf trip with us, the itinerary, vibes and the waves surfed.
"The end of shoulder season doesn't mean the end of waves in the Central Atolls of the Maldives. It just means less crowding and humbler waves - save for the occasional freak swell that sneaks in. Less frequented than the North Male atolls, we (as in, the Surf Tribe on the good ship Madivaru) often found ourselves to be the only charter boat at a break.
Almost every island has its own special blend of waves: Kanimeedhoo has Inside and Outside Farms; Muli has Mushrooms and F1; Kudahuvadhoo has Mauroofs. There were a max of 15 surfers at a break. Though it was windier this time of year than when I went to the Southern and Northern atolls in March and April, it made for a more pleasant air temp on the boat. Being right on the equator, Maldives is sweltering hot without some wind!"
Read the whole article by Mikka on her Surf Dump blog.
