Morocco Surf Guide

Why surf in Morocco?

Morocco is where European surfers go when their home coasts shut down for winter. From October through April, low-pressure systems generated near Iceland push clean Atlantic swell into a coastline of right-hand point breaks that get longer, warmer, and emptier the further south you drive from Casablanca. Taghazout is the gravitational centre — Anchor Point, Killer Point, and Hash Point are all within a few kilometres of each other — but the surf scene now stretches from the long-wave fishing harbour at Imsouane down to Sidi Ifni. Add 25°C water in mid-winter, three-hour flights from most of Europe, and a Berber food culture that takes hospitality as seriously as the waves, and the case writes itself.

Explore by region

Taghazout

4 camps

Morocco's surf capital — a former fishing village now lined with rooftop riads, surf shops, and three of the best right-hand points in North Africa.

Tamraght

3 camps

A quieter Berber village 5km south of Taghazout — Banana Beach, the K-spots, and the most forgiving learner waves on the coast.

Imsouane

1 camp

A small fishing port hiding Africa's longest right-hander — on the right swell the wave peels for nearly 800 metres into a sheltered bay.

Essaouira

2 camps

A UNESCO-listed walled city on the windswept north Atlantic — kitesurfing capital of Morocco with cleaner surf at Sidi Kaouki down the coast.