Mada's, Maldives

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Felidhoo, is 185 km away. Nearest airport: KDO (KDO), 15 km.

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About Mada's

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

The spot faces E (84°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (264°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 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 months are usually June and September, with about 5 good days in 7; in February, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Felidhoo, is 185 km away. Nearest airport: KDO (KDO), 15 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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Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mada's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	4 ft9 s	204kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	4 ft7 s	141kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft8 s	132kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft8 s	134kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	3 ft8 s	109kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 s	70kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft7 s	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	58, good	3 ft8 s	132kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 27Oct	64, good	4 ft8 s	154kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 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.

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
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Tue 20 Oct
Surf Mada's
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Mada's
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Mada's
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Mada's
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Mada's
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
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