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Surf Morocco · Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

Mehdia

A wide sandy beach with a very long rock jetty that bends northwest swells into long right walls, and peaks on the open beach for learners. Bigger in winter, smaller and warmer in summer: no wetsuit needed from May to late October.

The breakwater at Mehdia and the mouth of the Sebou river
"Mehdia breakwater & Sebou River Mouth" by EL KHALIL EL ARFAOUI, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beginner to advancedlevel
Beach break, lefts and rights, with a long right along the jetty and reef sectionswave
A few surferscrowd (weekends)
NWbest swell
SE offshorebest wind
All tides on the beach; the reef near the jetty is best around low tidetide
Sand, with rocky reef near the jettybottom

When to go

Best: December to FebruarySurfable, smaller or less steady

How to get there

about 9 km from Kenitra and 30 km north of Rabat in a straight line; nearest airport Rabat-Salé (RBA), about 24 km

MehdiaMehdiaRabat OudayasBouznikaMoulay BousselhamLarache harbour mouthDar Bouazza (La Bobine)Asilah

3 spots in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra on Wakha. See it on the whole coast.

Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. Wannasurf: Mehdya Beach
  2. Surf-forecast: Medihya Plage
  3. The Surf Atlas: Surfing in Rabat
  4. The Surf Atlas: The Morocco Surf Season, month by month

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