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#8-17: Surfing in Morocco

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Depending on where you are going and how much exploring you want to do, a good car will make your search trips much more enjoyable.
Depending on where you are going and how much exploring you want to do, a good car will make your search trips much more enjoyable.
Average water temperature while surfing in Morocco in February should be around 17C. But for the last two years it has been much lower than that. This year barely above 14C.
Average water temperature while surfing in Morocco in February should be around 17C. But for the last two years it has been much lower than that. This year barely above 14C.
I did a photo like this last your while we were surfing in Morocco at Banana point so I wanted one this year. Well the offshore almost blew the board out of my hands onto the rocks under the cliff. Sigh...social media :D
I did a photo like this last your while we were surfing in Morocco at Banana point so I wanted one this year. Well the offshore almost blew the board out of my hands onto the rocks under the cliff. Sigh...social media :D
When the swell arrives Morocco is about long walls and pointbreaks. Every corner looks like something out of a surfers dreams.
When the swell arrives Morocco is about long walls and pointbreaks. Every corner looks like something out of a surfers dreams.
Weekly souq or farmers market.
Weekly souq or farmers market.
One of the rare water rich valleys has booming agriculture with donkey being the main mint plant transport vehicle.
One of the rare water rich valleys has booming agriculture with donkey being the main mint plant transport vehicle.
Oranges. If you go to Morocco you HAVE TO try their oranges and orange juice. Ripened on the trees and put directly on to the market. They taste quite differently than back home.
Oranges. If you go to Morocco you HAVE TO try their oranges and orange juice. Ripened on the trees and put directly on to the market. They taste quite differently than back home.
Among things to see - natural arches on the beaches around Legzira are sick as shit :). And if the swell is really small you might be able to surf while looking at these stone giants.
Among things to see - natural arches on the beaches around Legzira are sick as shit :). And if the swell is really small you might be able to surf while looking at these stone giants.
The team.
The team.
Offshore
Offshore
This one is called Dracula because of the pointy sharp rocks that litter the entry point making it one of the most sketchy spots to surf.
This one is called Dracula because of the pointy sharp rocks that litter the entry point making it one of the most sketchy spots to surf.
Good morning
Good morning
Cookies and beans
Cookies and beans
Thats me at Desert point. There are two Desert points in Morocco and there is one even more famous in Indo and I am sure there are more...
Thats me at Desert point. There are two Desert points in Morocco and there is one even more famous in Indo and I am sure there are more...
Desert point
Desert point
After session drying session at Boilers.
After session drying session at Boilers.
Depending on where you are going and how much exploring you want to do, a good car will make your search trips much more enjoyable.
Average water temperature while surfing in Morocco in February should be around 17C. But for the last two years it has been much lower than that. This year barely above 14C.
I did a photo like this last your while we were surfing in Morocco at Banana point so I wanted one this year. Well the offshore almost blew the board out of my hands onto the rocks under the cliff. Sigh...social media :D
When the swell arrives Morocco is about long walls and pointbreaks. Every corner looks like something out of a surfers dreams.
Weekly souq or farmers market.
One of the rare water rich valleys has booming agriculture with donkey being the main mint plant transport vehicle.
Oranges. If you go to Morocco you HAVE TO try their oranges and orange juice. Ripened on the trees and put directly on to the market. They taste quite differently than back home.
Among things to see - natural arches on the beaches around Legzira are sick as shit :). And if the swell is really small you might be able to surf while looking at these stone giants.
The team.
Offshore
This one is called Dracula because of the pointy sharp rocks that litter the entry point making it one of the most sketchy spots to surf.
Good morning
Cookies and beans
Thats me at Desert point. There are two Desert points in Morocco and there is one even more famous in Indo and I am sure there are more...
Desert point
After session drying session at Boilers.

For the second year in the row the first week of February was reserved for winter escaping surfing in Morocco trip. If last year conditions were really epic, this year it was a bit more sketchy to get good waves and we even have to make a few sessions on beachbreaks which is not why one would come in to the land on right point breaks :). But still, it was really really good.

So here are a few tips for surfing in Morocco:

Why Everybody That Goes Surfing in Morocco Goes to Taghazout

Taghazout, a little town just north of Agadir is the surfing hub of Morocco. It is easy to see why. You have like 6 sick surf spots within walking distance from the town including the epic Anchor point. If you rent a car you have even bigger choice with even more spots either north or south from the town. The downside is that this area is situated behind the Cap Rhir peninsula and therefore need quite a bit of swell for the spots to work. On the other hand Cap Rhir and the mountains around it partially protect the spots from nasty northern wind or even make it offshore. So where to go?

  • If it’s small and/or flat in Taghazout go north to Boilers or Tamri (only if there is no wind)
  • If it’s small and/or flat in Taghazout go south, the further south you go the more you move out of the Cap Rhir shadow and the bigger the waves should be. This can mean a short trip to Banana point or spots 11 and 12 or a long one or few day trip down south to Mirleft/Sidi Ifni. South has no crowds(!) but does not have many spots that handle size as it is mostly sand.
  • If you have strong northern wind the further north towards Cap Rhir you go the more protected it will be.
  • If the swell is huge waves will be smaller if you go north towards Cap Rhir or if it is still too big go surf the bay at Imsouane, it’s one of the longest waves out there. The view of the bay from the top of the cliff with lines wrapping around the point into the bay is worth the trip alone.
  • If the swell is right go surf Anchor:) if it works it’s always packed though. It works best at low tide so this is when everybody comes here. If the swell is big Anchor will work on all tides but crowds on high will be considerably smaller.

31.1.-11.2.2018 Morocco

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