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Vilu Reef kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Maldives · Central Province

Spot currently openIntermediate level 3 | 73

Overview

Vilu Reef is a kitesurfing spot located in the Central Province of the Maldives. This reef offers a sheltered lagoon body of water, typical of Maldivian atolls, with shallow turquoise waters. The Maldives benefit from two wind seasons: the Hulhangu (northeast) from December to March and the Iruvai (southwest) from May to October. Both seasons offer consistent winds of 15 to 25 knots. The lagoon is shallow with a sandy and coral bottom. Warm water year-round (28-30°C).
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Spot forecast for Vilu Reef

Sunrise 05:51 · 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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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 0.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now08:130.7 m17:220.5 m21:560.5 m02:050.5 m09:490.7 m17:080.4 m23:010.6 m04:280.5 m10:370.8 m17:180.4 m23:320.7 m05:240.4 m11:100.8 m17:350.3 m00:020.9 m06:060.4 m11:400.8 m17:570.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.2 m

Vilu Reef: 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

184h

in May · 17.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, January and May, at 20 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is August, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 7 rideable days7 d A September: 13 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 7 rideable days7 d A September: 13 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is November, with 316 mm.

Monthly averages: Vilu Reef
Monthly averages — Vilu Reef — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 156 h 28 °C 281 mm
February 23.0 215 h 28 °C 155 mm
March 10.5 75 h 29 °C 97 mm
April 17.0 117 h 29 °C 192 mm
May 17.5 184 h 29 °C 268 mm
June 16.5 175 h 29 °C 57 mm
July 13.5 109 h 29 °C 133 mm
August 7.0 58 h 28 °C 170 mm
September 13.0 117 h 28 °C 149 mm
October 15.0 161 h 28 °C 210 mm
November 8.0 52 h 28 °C 316 mm
December 13.5 136 h 28 °C 124 mm

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Technical details of Vilu Reef spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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