Surfing In Maldives

Surfing in the Maldives began long time back. Maldivians have been surfing the waves using materials such as planks for a long time. However, modern surfing was introduced to Maldives in the late 1970s by late Tony Hinde. Tony Hinde, an Australian surfer who took a break from surfing in Sri Lanka and set sail with a friend towards Africa. Though, he was never to reach his destination. His ship dangerously off course and was shipwrecked on the shore breaks of Malé. Tony was exposed to the thrill of surfing on the Maldives reefs. He married a local woman, changed his name to Tony Hussein Hinde, opened his own surf agency and decided to stay for good. Late Tony Hussein Hinde died on a Tuesday afternoon in a freak accident while surfing at Pasta Point in Male' Atoll.

The recent O’Neil Deep Blue Contests held in the Maldives has positioned Maldives resolutely on the world’s surf map. As most of the known surf breaks are in Malé Atoll, there is certainly more to be exposed in the Maldives.

Most resorts offer boats (Dhonis) to transport surfers out past the breaks up to three times per day for two hour time periods while charters offer surfers the possibility to surf the reefs for much longer periods.

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