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Surf Morocco · Marrakech-Safi

Moulay Bouzerktoun

A small fishing village known worldwide for its powerful waves and strong trade winds, loved by windsurfers. At lower tides the reef shows and has urchins, so booties help.

A paddle surfer riding a wave at Moulay Bouzerktoun
"Surf en Moulay" by Arabi629, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Level not publishedlevel
Reef break, waves for wave sailing and surfwave
Not ratedcrowd (weekends)
N to NE trade wind (the Chergui), strongest mid-March to mid-Septemberbest wind
Reefbottom

When to go

Season not given by our sources.

Best: not given

Wind and kite

Called the wind capital of Morocco: a top spot for windsurfing and wave sailing, with a thermal north wind of force 6 to 8 in June and July, usually building from about 10am.

How to get there

a fishing village about 25 minutes north of Essaouira by road, about 17 km in a straight line; nearest airport Essaouira (ESU), about 28 km

Moulay BouzerktounMoulay BouzerktounEssaouira (main beach)Sidi KaoukiSafi (the Garden)Imsouane, the CathedralImsouane, the BayBoilers (Cap Ghir)

4 spots in Marrakech-Safi on Wakha. See it on the whole coast.

Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. Wikipedia: Moulay Bouzarqtoune
  2. Moulay Bouzerktoun (local site)
  3. Boards: Moulay Bouzerktoun, Morocco

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