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Shangri-La 78.3

#2018 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇻 Maldives · Addu · near Malé

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteIntermediate
Surf score78.3 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days31% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell38% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 5.0 ft median
Water30°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Shangri-La

The best time to surf Shangri-La is February, March, April. The season runs Mar to Apr. In April the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.3 m. The nearest airport is MLE (542 km) and the nearest town is Malé (540 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%30%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%34%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%43%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Apr100%55%1.3 m30°Cboardies
May100%34%1.7 m30°Cboardies
Jun100%25%1.8 m30°Cboardies
Jul100%29%2.0 m30°Cboardies
Aug100%27%1.9 m30°Cboardies
Sep100%28%1.7 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%26%1.6 m29°Cboardies
Nov100%17%1.4 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%27%1.3 m29°Cboardies

Why 78.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
18.7
Groundswell 12%
7.3
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.3
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
0.0

The detail

Faces 120° with 100% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 84% of days. Mean peak period 10.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 18%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -0.675, 73.199 (OpenStreetMap).

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