North Malé Atoll, Maldives
Chickens (Vabbinfaru)
Intermediate
Reef break
Reef bottom
Peels left
0.8–3.5 m
Any tide
A long, fast left-hand reef beside the Vabbinfaru channel that holds size beautifully and rarely closes out. One of the Malé atolls' signature waves, named for the old Chicken Island resort nearby.
Hazards
RocksRipStrong Current
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SW, SSW
- Best wind
- W, NW
- Season
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Wave size
- 0.8–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 4.2920, 73.5410