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Cokes (thulusdhoo island), Maldives

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rasdhoo, is 75 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 25 km.

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About Cokes (thulusdhoo island)

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

The spot faces NE (63°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (243°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 25.0 km out (1 in 2500). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually April, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rasdhoo, is 75 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 25 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 27 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLE, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).

    See flights ORD → MLE · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Cokes (thulusdhoo island).

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rasdhoo, is 75 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 25 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cokes (thulusdhoo island), each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct45, fair3 ft8 ssoft89kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct51, good3 ft7 smushy61kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct56, good2 ft7 smushy53kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct56, good3 ft8 ssoft82kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct57, good3 ft8 ssoft83kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct60, good2 ft8 smushy66kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct56, good2 ft7 smushy38kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore28°C
Sun 25Oct59, good2 ft7 smushy55kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 26Oct55, good2 ft7 smushy63kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 27Oct48, good3 ft8 ssoft98kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 28Oct0, 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. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. 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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MLE, changing at DXB, then 45 min by road. About 27h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cokes (thulusdhoo island)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cokes (thulusdhoo island)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cokes (thulusdhoo island)

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cokes (thulusdhoo island)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Cokes (thulusdhoo island)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MLE, changing at DXB, then 45 min by road. About 27h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,100–£2,205 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
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MLE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DXB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£805–£1,675
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£40–£70
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,100–£2,205

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

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