Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Riptides
South Malé Atoll, Maldives
Riptides is a surf break in South Malé Atoll, Maldives, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Riptides is Jul & Aug, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jul & Aug.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 2.4ft average swell at 5.6 s from the ENE.
Feb: 2.2ft average swell at 5.6 s from the ENE.
Mar: 1.8ft average swell at 6.5 s from the ESE.
Apr: 1.7ft average swell at 7.1 s from the SE.
May: 2.9ft average swell at 6.8 s from the SSW.
Jun: 2.9ft average swell at 7 s from the W.
Jul: 3.1ft average swell at 7.4 s from the W.
Aug: 3.1ft average swell at 7.2 s from the WSW.
Sep: 2.7ft average swell at 6.9 s from the SSE.
Oct: 2.6ft average swell at 6.4 s from the S.
Nov: 1.9ft average swell at 6.7 s from the SE.
Dec: 2.3ft average swell at 6.3 s from the ESE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 4.0°, 73.5°.
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