Olhuveli Island

Olhuveli Island is a kiteboarding spot near Male in Maldives, with shallow lagoon conditions and prevailing NE, SW wind, best ridden in February, March, April, May.

About Olhuveli Island

The water is flat and shallow inside the lagoon. The sea floor has sand. The only side with some corals is the West side near the landing stage. During low tide you can see many little island of white sand appear in the lagoon, that is big. Waves are small inside the lagoon and also near the reef in the West side are small. You have big waves near the reef in the East side. In the West side you have the reef near the beach, around 100 m, while in East side reef is far, about 500m. The lagoon is big.

When is the best time to kitesurf at Olhuveli Island?

The best time to kite Olhuveli Island is February, March, April, May, when the NE, SW wind is most reliable.

What are the wind and water conditions?

Olhuveli Island offers shallow lagoon conditions with NE, SW wind (Frontal, Trade wind), launching from island, lagoon.

How do I get to Olhuveli Island?

Olhuveli island is situated in South Male atoll about 35 km south of Male. It takes 30 minutes to arrive there with a speed boat. They use open cruiser boats with 450hp outboard engines. You fly on the water to arrive there! There is little bit of confusion about fast boats. There are two kind of fast boats with big differences in velocity. There is also another boat used to do very short transfers called Dhoni (a typical Maldivian boat), but forget this to reach the most part of the islands.

Hazards at Olhuveli Island

Reefs, Corals, Bridge.

Where can I take kite lessons near Olhuveli Island?

2 kite schools operate in Maldives. See kite schools in Maldives →

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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.