Surf spot

Meeru Reef

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Country: Maldives
Coordinates: 4.4537, 73.7172

Metric
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Wave period (s)	7.2	7.3	8.5	8.4	7.4	8.4	8	8	7	7	7.7	6.7	10.1	7.9	7.8	10.1	9.1	8.2	9	7.8	7	6.5	7.7	7	7	8	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	9.2	9.8	8.6	8.2	8.3	8	8.7	8.8	9.9	9.4	9.4	10.1	10.3	10.1	9.8	6.6	6.7	6.2	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.5	5.8	5.7	5.9	6
Wave energy (kJ)	45	44	59	54	54	61	43	52	43	33	37	28	51	48	52	47	56	55	54	50	33	27	32	23	25	29	44	44	39	36	30	34	40	34	32	29	27	25	28	31	32	29	22	21	25	14	14	13	15	14	12	15	12	10	11	12
Wind speed (km/h)	33.9	35.2	34.1	34.2	33.7	29.2	32.7	37.2	36.6	37.9	37.3	33.4	38.6	33.6	26.1	23.1	20.9	19.7	20.9	24.5	27.7	26.3	32.4	37	40.2	37.6	33.2	30.1	29.4	28.6	25.6	27.3	26.7	30.3	31.6	26.1	24.7	27.1	27.5	24.2	25.5	17.8	16.6	19.3	20.2	20.2	15.6	15.8	20	19.6	19.7	21.1	20.7	20.6	20.6	21.2
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Meeru Reef is a well-known surf break in the Maldives, located near Meeru Island in the North Malé Atoll. It’s typically regarded as a fun, accessible reef break with long, clean lines that can work well for intermediate to advanced surfers, depending on swell size and direction.

What it’s like

Type: Reef break
Wave quality: Can offer smooth, peeling rights and lefts with tropical, clear-water conditions
Best for: Intermediate to advanced surfers; can be friendly on smaller days
Crowds: Often less hectic than the most famous Malé Atoll breaks, though conditions and season can bring more surfers
Water: Warm, shallow reef with excellent visibility

Conditions

Best swell direction: Usually works best with consistent Indian Ocean swells
Best wind: Offshore or light winds help keep the faces clean
Tide: Tides matter a lot on reef breaks; some tides may make it too shallow or change the wave shape

Why surfers like it

Beautiful tropical setting
Clean, rippable waves when the swell lines up
Good option if you’re staying around the North Malé Atoll area

Things to keep in mind

It’s a reef break, so reef booties or caution may be useful
Wave quality depends heavily on swell, wind, and tide
Local surf etiquette and boat traffic can matter