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.
The beach is fantastic. West side and East side have beautiful beaches, with soft sand and shells. No rocks in the sea, only a little wall in the end of the South side of the island. I think that the South and the West side are better for kiting. Also you can use those little islands of sand as base for launching during low tide. On this island you have white sand everywhere.
Usually you have two seasons: from November till April you have wind from NE to SE direction and dry weather with temperature around 30°C. From May till October it's the opposite. You have wind from SE to NE, rain, around 27°C and the force of the wind is higher.
- January - February - March - April - November - December
Wind Type:
- Trade Winds
Best Direction:
- NE - SW
Main Direction:
- NE - SW
Like in other islands during summer monsoon wind is steady but with gusts during the rain. From November till April you have wind from NE to SW direction. From May till October you have wind from SW to NE.
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.
Show respect for these islands. This is the last Paradise in the world. It's forbidden to take shells off the beach. It's always better to use shoes when walking in the lagoon. Enjoy the life here and live following the nature rhythm forgetting the watch and the phone.
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