Water sports

One of the widest lagoons in the Maldives

Kayaks, paddleboards, kites and jet skis on the lagoon, and world-known surf breaks a short boat ride away.

3 operators, A to Z

Dhiffushi Inn Water Sports

Beach-hut water sports and excursions run from Dhiffushi Inn on the sunset beach.

Island water-sports and excursion centre with jet skis, wakeboarding, banana boats, windsurfing and catamaran sailing.

Energetic crew offering jet skis, parasailing, SUP, fishing and dolphin-spotting rides – highly rated for friendly, unrushed trips.

On the lagoon

Laugh-out-loud group rides towed across the lagoon.

Rip across the lagoon on a jet ski – guided safaris can even track dolphins.

Paddle the calm lagoon at your own pace – circle the island or glide over the reef in a glass-bottom kayak.

The wide, shallow lagoon makes a great kite spot when the monsoon winds blow; lessons available.

Soar above the lagoon for a bird's-eye view of Dhiffushi, Meeru and the reef.

Try wakeboarding, windsurfing or sail a small catamaran across the lagoon.

Surf breaks

A long, peeling left that can run for hundreds of metres on its day, just across the channel from Cokes.

A hard, hollow right-hander off neighbouring Thulusdhoo – one of the Maldives' most celebrated waves. For experienced surfers.

Further south in North Malé Atoll lie more world-class breaks reachable on surf boat trips from Dhiffushi.