Honkey's, Maldives

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rasdhoo, is 66 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 15 km.

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About Honkey's

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

The spot faces SE (134°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (314°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 77). 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 66 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 15 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 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 10 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. 35 min from the airport to Honkey's.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rasdhoo, is 66 km away. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 15 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Honkey's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	51kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 smushy	45kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	8, too small	3 ft8 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to MLE, changing at DXB, then 35 min by road. About 27h 10 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: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to MLE, changing at DXB, then 35 min by road. About 27h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,085–£2,175 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
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£25–£40
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,085–£2,175

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

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