Kudas, Maldives

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dhigurah, is 97 km away. Nearest airport: VAM (VAM), 90 km.

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About Kudas

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

The spot faces SE (136°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (316°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 200). 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 March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dhigurah, is 97 km away. Nearest airport: VAM (VAM), 90 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 30 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLE, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
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Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Kudas.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dhigurah, is 97 km away. Nearest airport: VAM (VAM), 90 km.
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Forecast

Kudas does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kudas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	48kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	30kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	28°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. 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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to MLE, changing at DXB, then 3h 30 by road. About 30h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to MLE, changing at DXB, then 3h 30 by road. About 30h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,130–£2,250 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 MLE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DXB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£805–£1,675
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		£1,130–£2,250

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

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