LUEX offers the most extensive and best selection of surf trips worldwide.
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Our goal is that our customers can find the perfect surf trip, tailored to their needs, in one place.
The Southern Atolls are a real gem and one of the least explored surf destinations on the planet. Deep in the Indian Ocean and a 45min flight from the hustle and bustle of Male, the Southern Atolls are as remote as it gets. There isn't much around other than empty world-class waves, a few resorts and even fewer boat charters. More exposed to the far-traveling Southern groundswells the Southern Atolls have a more extended surf season that starts in early February and doesn't end until November.
LUEX offers the most extensive and best selection of surf trips worldwide.
Provider independence and quality are our mission.
Our goal is that our customers can find the perfect surf trip, tailored to their needs, in one place.
All our experts are surfers and part of the lifestyle.
Our experts know the destinations/spots personally or are in close contact with local surfers or suppliers.
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More exposed to the far-traveling Southern groundswells the Southern Atolls have a more extended surf season that starts in early February and doesn't end until November. However, prime swell windows are from March-May & September - October.
Only suitable for Advanced level surfers. Smaller surf window, but most consistent swell magnet. More hollow and powerful than other Atolls. Great for avoiding the crowds as well.
The Southern Atolls are a great alternative to escape the crowds and a really popular route for surf charters. Plenty of boats and length of trip options. Great selection of luxury resorts and hotels in the area.
A great family escape and plenty to do for non-surfing partners. Island safaris, dolphin watching, plenty of games and relaxation are available at the Atoll’s resorts. Non-surfing partners on surf charters can practice yoga, go fishing or indulge in a whole lot of doing nothing.
Domestic Flight (Then a Speedboat to your resort) from Malé. Much longer Boat Charter Crossings also possible without the need to fly (Minimum 14 nights).
"Relaxing and great family vacation. And also super good surfing"
"It’s stylish, comfortable, super-luxurious and stops wherever the best waves are. I could not ask more from the greatest trip to Maldives that I’ve been to ..."
"Luex definitely found the boat that suited our group perfectly, especially since we were a small group and wanted to have our own boat."
"Wooohoo :) We had really the best time on the boat. Just 4 of us and super crew. This wasn't our first at Maldives, but it completely blew our minds again. ..."
"The Southern Atolls were amazing, awesome sea life with some challenging surf as well as some mellow smaller days. ..."
"I think it is the perfect boat because you can have it with three other friends which means you're not bringing the crowd with you. ..."
"Just had a BLAST on the blue star boat !!! Spent 11 days in heaven with a great bunch of people from all around, japan, australia, spain, france, england, switzerland..."
The Southern Atolls are the region that picks up the most swell from every direction, the result being highly consistent conditions and well-groomed surf. Although year-round surfing is possible here, the optimum season for surfing the Southern Atolls is considered to be March – April, and September to November when the south facing spots are at their best. In May-August, when these spots are affected by predominantly southerly winds, the east facing spots may be more favorable although these typically receive less swell.
There are a host of named high-quality spots including Love Charms, Tiger Stripes, Blue Bowls and Castaways – predominantly left-handers - and countless more left and right breaking secret spots and unnamed gems. Gaafu Dhaalu, the southern half of the Huvadhoo Atoll, is often described in surfing circles as offering up the country's best conditions, with the highest quantity and widest wave variety found throughout the Maldives. If tricky and challenging get your adrenalin pumping then the hollow-sectioned, heavy, powerful waves slamming over shallow reef are going to appeal. If on the other hand, you are looking for rides of the soft and playful type or longboard suitable waves then you are also going to be kept happy.
There’s not much other than really amazing surf, and the best way to explore it all is by boat. Southern Atoll surf trips are particularly popular with groups both small and large because they offer the very real possibility of a surf-mates-only trip with a boat all to yourselves – some boats start with as few as 4 to 6 surfers on board. Surf charters offered by Southern Atoll surf operators come in a wide variety of types and sizes, small and intimate with that addictive traditional Maldivian charm.
The beaches are silky white sand and the crystal clear quality of the waters, combined with incredibly rich marine life in every color of the rainbow, makes for a snorkeling and scuba-diving heaven. There's not a high rise building in sight and sound is mostly of the breaking wave and sighing wind variety. The word “paradise” gets dropped on a daily but no other place deserves the label quite like the Southern Atolls in the Maldives.
Almost all the trips offered by our Southern Atoll surf operators come in the form of surf boat charters with a hint of sophisticated and luxurious surf resorts added to the mix. Full on pampering, fine dining and exclusive services can be found onboard and on land. The few resorts found in the South offer a parallel world comprised of luxury and breathtaking surroundings most of us can only dream of.
Forget what you saw on TV. Experience the exhilaration of swimming with gigantic and majestic whale sharks along with smaller-sized reef sharks lurking peacefully in the coral atolls and also on the surrounding lagoons of the resorts. The Southern Atolls marine life is just spectacular and if “close encounters” with some of the ocean’s most majestic creatures is a little bit too much thrill for you, you can always opt to enjoy watching them arrive daily at selected resorts.
