Blue bowls, Maldives

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Felidhoo, is 361 km away. Nearest airport: KDM (KDM), 43 km.

Watch this spot We email you when Blue bowls is worth the trip.

About Blue bowls

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (86°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (266°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 5 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Felidhoo, is 361 km away. Nearest airport: KDM (KDM), 43 km.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 33 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. ORD to GAN, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and CMB.
See flights ORD → GAN · Skyscanner from about £830 returnAd
Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Blue bowls.
Car hire · Discover CarsAd
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Felidhoo, is 361 km away. Nearest airport: KDM (KDM), 43 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Blue bowls · GetYourGuideAd Board and wetsuit hire in Blue bowls · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Blue bowls on Google Maps · Directions

Surf spot

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blue bowls, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft9 s	247kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft7 s	93kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft9 s	204kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft8 s	167kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	3 ft8 s	124kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	3 ft7 s	71kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 s	82kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft7 s	104kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	51, good	3 ft8 s	125kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 27Oct	57, good	4 ft8 s	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to GAN, changing at DXB and CMB, then 2h 05 by road. About 33h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Blue bowls
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Blue bowls
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Blue bowls
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Blue bowls
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Blue bowls
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to GAN, changing at DXB and CMB, then 2h 05 by road. About 33h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,155–£2,300 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to GAN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DXB and CMB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£830–£1,725
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,155–£2,300

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.