Overview

Holiday Island is a kitesurfing spot located in the North Central Province of the Maldives, in the South Ari Atoll. This resort offers a sheltered lagoon for sailing. NE winds (December-March) and SW winds (May-October). Shallow lagoon, sandy bottom. Accessible resort setting with good kitesurfing conditions.

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Spot forecast for Holiday Island

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 17:54

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 07:47 · 0.8 m Low tide 17:18 · 0.5 m High tide 19:59 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:42 · 0.5 m High tide 09:07 · 0.8 m Low tide 16:33 · 0.5 m High tide 22:22 · 0.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:26 · 0.5 m High tide 09:54 · 0.8 m Low tide 16:43 · 0.4 m High tide 23:03 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:39 · 0.5 m High tide 10:28 · 0.8 m Low tide 17:01 · 0.3 m High tide 23:37 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:31 · 0.5 m High tide 10:57 · 0.8 m Low tide 17:23 · 0.3 m

Holiday Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

179h

in May · 19 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, May and January, at 20 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is August, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is November, with 303 mm.

Monthly averages: Holiday Island

Monthly averages — Holiday Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	141 h	28 °C	268 mm
February	23.5	216 h	28 °C	107 mm
March	10.5	71 h	29 °C	83 mm
April	13.5	95 h	29 °C	163 mm
May	19.0	179 h	29 °C	261 mm
June	17.0	190 h	29 °C	58 mm
July	16.5	139 h	29 °C	134 mm
August	7.5	52 h	28 °C	209 mm
September	10.0	86 h	28 °C	157 mm
October	15.5	162 h	28 °C	220 mm
November	7.5	37 h	28 °C	303 mm
December	14.5	125 h	28 °C	142 mm

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Technical details of Holiday Island spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SSW, SW, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Nearby spots

All spots: North Central Province

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