Nature and adventure

Surf Morocco, north to south

40 places to surf on the Atlantic, from Cap Spartel by Tangier to the long rights of Dakhla. Taghazout is only the start: there are quiet river mouths, red-cliff coves and desert points where you may have the wave to yourself.

Tap a mark for its card, or a colour to show one level. 22 spots suit learners. Most of the coast is at its best from autumn to spring, when the North Atlantic sends its swells; summer brings smaller, warmer days.

Which spot for me?

Quiet spots, the hidden gems

Where our sources say you will share the water with few people or none, even at weekends.

And the Mediterranean?

The Mediterranean coast has waves only now and then, when a storm or a strong easterly stirs the sea, so plan a surf trip on the Atlantic and treat a Mediterranean session as a happy surprise. Wannasurf lists five spots there, four on the Cap des Trois Fourches peninsula near Nador and one at Targha on the Chefchaouen coast (purple on the map). We found no surf spot described at Al Hoceima, Saïdia, Cabo Negro or Martil, and Surf-forecast lists no break east of Tangier.

Regions with spots here: Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Casablanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi, Souss-Massa, Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, Oriental. Fes-Meknes, Beni Mellal-Khenifra and Drâa-Tafilalet have no coast. Researched 2026-11-15 from Wannasurf, Surf-forecast, Surfnerd, The Surf Atlas, the Souss-Massa tourism council, Wikipedia and camp sites; each spot lists its own sources. Season months that a source only gives as 'winter' are December to February. Wannasurf's weekend crowd rating: Empty = quiet, Few surfers = medium, Crowded = busy. Distances marked 'about' are straight lines unless the source gives a drive time.