The Coral Crown of India: Fish Heads, Tuk-tuks, and Tubes in the Lakshadweep Islands.

India’s Lakshadweep archipelago has been on and off the surf radar for nearly a decade, primarily due to a flawless pier and coral setup on one of its 36 semi-inhabited islands.
Historically, access has been limited and spotty, even by Indian transportation and permitting standards. The approach typically involves 24-hours-plus of air travel to the subcontinent and an auto-rickshaw drive out to the coast from the airport. Then there’s paperwork to secure from the local bureaucracy, a 16-hour ferry ride, followed by a shore transfer through the Lakshadweep surf in rowboats.
The island chain is also notoriously subject to monsoons and other South Asian storm systems, which can cut off all boat service from the mainland for weeks at a time. The upshot, however, is that the frontend tribulations can yield spoils.
In the print-edition of TSJ 27.3, photographer Christ Burkard, surfers Nole Cossart and Anna Ehrgott, and a packet of foreign and Indian surfers land ashore and come away far from disappointed. Check out the clip above for their motion-visual highlights.
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[@americasdotsurf]

that s the same spot Dave Rastovich was surfing on the film Castles in The Sky right?

[@soojable]

Yeah looks like it! Beautiful location, beautiful water, beautiful waves

[@watch22223]

Dave surfing there with nobody else out

[@Yosepa420]

Yup with Rob Machado

[@jimjam8687]

Awesome never knew such good waves were there thanks for sharing 🤟🏻

[@slugnaholowaa7406]

Keep showing spots. If you have the money and aren't worried about falling ill in a impoverished country. Rock on.

[@j-py]

Does anyone know what the song is?

[@user-do7lr9xq3j]

Please if anyone knows where are these spots

[@RJPharry]

Not that hard to find on maps

[@firozgg7524]

Minicoy, eastern side jetty

[@paulc6498]

TSJ, yes, exposing spots for decades. This is what they do. We all love the pretty pictures but it is completely unnecessary to know where these surf spots are located. Twice I challenged Mr. Pezman to distinguish himself and be the first publication to publicly swear off naming spots but he declined. They even covered some lame spot near my home and then parking became such an issue it got shut down, a total bummer for the locals there. TSJ knows not what it does.

[@watch22223]

I agree. Does not need to be labelled.

[@nuggetrouble1677]

I can attest, I live in south india and go to lakshadweep multiple times a year. There are so many foreigners there now it is ridiculous!!!

[@hipsonsogbo]

Good share all the spots locate them on a map and spread the exact locations all over the world. Stop ya moaning, the ocean is for everyone. Spread people around.

[@hipsonsogbo]

​@@watch22223 minicoy island. East side pier. India.

[@user-ph5dz7dw2j]

​@@nuggetrouble1677 I'm from the uk. That's how I feel about London.