Surf break
Tiger Stripes
Tiger Stripes is a reef break in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives.
A physical surf break — not a bookable product. See surfing activities below for operators running lessons or trips here.
- Break type
- Reef break
- Atoll
- Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
- Wave characteristics
- A long, playful left-hander on a coral reef, named for the narrow gouges in the reef that create a striped effect; can be tricky on takeoff, growling into a long, speedy wall before an inside tube section, on swells from about 2-8ft (bluestarsurfaris.com, airial.travel). Described by one summary as suited to intermediate-to-expert surfers -- a range, not a single term, so difficulty was left null.
- Season
- Falls within the general Gaafu Dhaalu/Huvadhoo Atoll surf season, given by blue-horizon.com.mv as best 'early March-April and later October-November' -- a hedge from an atoll-wide guide, not confirmed specifically for Tiger Stripes.
- Access
- Located on the southeast part of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll; reached via surf charter/boat trip, per multiple southern-atoll surf-boat operator sites (suddenrush.com, bluestarsurfaris.com).