Cokes, Maldives
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rasdhoo, is 74 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 24 km.
Watch this spot We email you when Cokes is worth the trip.
About Cokes
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SE (135°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (315°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 76). 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 intermediate surfers the best month is usually July, 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 74 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 24 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.
Book the trip
From Chicago: about 27 h 20 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).
See flights ORD → MLE · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAdGetting there. 45 min from the airport to Cokes.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rasdhoo, is 74 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 24 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Cokes · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Cokes · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
Cokes on Google Maps · Directions
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
Cokes 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
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 43, fair | 3 ft8 smushy | 106kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 35, poor | 3 ft8 smushy | 137kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 45, fair | 3 ft8 ssoft | 106kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 46, fair | 3 ft8 ssoft | 97kJ | offshorewind from the west, 10 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 38, fair | 3 ft8 ssoft | 102kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 39, fair | 3 ft8 smushy | 74kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 23, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft | 69kJ | offshorewind from the west, 16 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 18, too small | 3 ft7 smushy | 69kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 25, poor | 3 ft8 ssoft | 115kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 31, poor | 3 ft8 ssoft | 122kJ | wind from the south-west, 15 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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to MLE, changing at DXB, then 45 min by road. About 27h 20 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf Cokes
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Cokes
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Cokes
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Cokes
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel 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.
| 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | £40–£70 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £155–£290 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 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.
Book the trip
Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.