THE SURF
Despite its North African location, Morocco is very much a part of the European surf trail. Located between 20° and 35° latitude with a NW facing coastline, Morocco has all the key elements for an outstanding surf destination. The Tarhazoute area in the south nestles behind a big cape, which funnels the predominant north winds into an offshore direction. The spots are all easily accessible by road with the waves generally breaking right over flat rock and sand. With balmy winter land temperatures, cheap living and a fascinating cultural diversity, Morocco is a must for the European surf traveller. Taghazout has enjoyed legendary status for decades, as a place to escape the winter blues and surf the great pointbreaks clustered around the famous Anchor Point. Known as 'Madraba' in Arabic and called 'Ikhflout' in the local Berber tongue, Anchors (or Ankas) has the ability to hold huge size and break down the perfectly angled headland for over a kilometre. The warm, green walls are powerful yet accessible to intermediates and provide a relatively safe environment for less accomplished surfers to improve their pointbreak skills, at least when it is small. Just to the north, past the reefs of Mysteries and La Source is another great, righthand pointbreak called Killers. It is this concentration of quality that has attracted surfers to this mellow fishing town, which is now showing the signs of development and ever increasing numbers of surfers and surf camps. There are more waves in town like Hash Point and Panoramas, then miles of beginner beachbreak running south to Banana Village at Tamrhakht. A few reefs, including a rare left, complete the picture towards Agadir, where there are more local surfers. Winter is the only time to go because the bigger swells are needed to get into the series of headland protected bays that make this area so good. Anchor Point often sleeps from April to October, although Killers will break on much smaller swells. The N/NE winds get bent and funnelled offshore by the coastal ranges, but in summer there are more NW onshore winds to contend with.
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Morocco has been a premium surfing destination for the surfers of the world since early 60's when an America GI from the military base of Kenitra brought the first board to the Moroccan shores.
Due to its geography, Morocco is a perfect surfing destination for all levels of surfers. The Moroccan surfing playground, and especially Taghazout area offers a wide variety of breaks from mellow sheltered breaks, to hollow and challenging reef breaks that every surfer dreams to ride
Tamri
Tamri Beach is the most consistent surf spot ever. When ever it's flat every where, you can always get a fun surf at Tamri. In the summer time. It's where the local surfers from the Area of Taghazout and Agadir can still get some very fun surf in the summer months. If the sand banks are good, Tamri can be confused with beach breaks like Puerto Escondido or some Frensh hollow and good looking beach break. Works on different tides, depends how the banks are, and also on the swell. Very reliable.
Boilers
Boilers is a reef break located just before the light house in Cap Ghir, it's a reef break where you can see the boiler of a boat at the start of the wave from where the spot got it's name. The waves are fast and can have barrels sections, especially if it's more than 6 ft. The rides can get to 400m long, from the boiler to the white house, but better be fast if you want to connect the sections there. It's also famous for it's see urchins. At less than 4 ft, boilers can be a wave for advanced intermediates to advanced, bigger than that, don't venture if you are not sure about what you are doing. It's one of our surf guides favorite play ground!!
Dracula
With a northerly swell, Dracula can be one of the most perfect point breaks the Moroccan coast has to offer. A spot for advanced surfers, Dracula's has a tricky paddle out and in. Expect long rides with several barrel sections. We love it at Africa Extrem surf camps. One of our favorite point breaks of the many we have
Desert Point
Desert Point, one other point break that gave Morocco it's fame for endless right handers and off shore winds. It's a point break that breaks at low tide like the majority of the points here. it starts working at 4 ft and can be up to 500m long, it's an empty point break due to it's inconsistency, and to it's strong currents. We know when its firing @ Africa Extrem surf camps and we are usually there
Killers Point
Killer Point get it's name from the Killer whales that come to enjoy the calm of this bay during the summer months, the waves starts at the north end of the cliff, which makes it a quiet long paddle if the tide is not low enough to walk along the cliff to get to the first sectioons. Barrely and fast, killers is a very good waves and has a lot to offer. If you are staying at our Killer point apartments, the wave brings you till your door steps after an over 300m ride. Again, one of the Moroccan reliable spots in terms of perfection and quality of waves.
Mysterie
Mysteries is a very good right hander point. The take off zone is on a reef that gives it's name to the surf spot. The mysterious Mystery's reef. It's one other world class right hander in the golden perimeter between Anchors and Killers. It can reach about 250m long, and is fairly more accessible than the other points of the area. Can get hollow and fast though as well. Good spot for intermediate to advanced surfers.
Anchor Point
Anchor Point is may be the most famous Moroccan point break, but is also a very good and consistant one. Start working at 3ft and holds up to 15ft and more, as we've seen it breaking several times in the last 20 years. With 3 different sections, it's got reef and sand bottom along a rocky point. The first section and second are great for cover ups and turns and the last one just gets hollow and fast. We love Anchor point at Africa Extrem Surf camps
Hash Point
Hash point, the surf spot located in the middle of the village of Taghazout, this point break that we have seen unbelievably perfect before it got covered by the sand, and tends to close faster than it used to do is as says the legend. The spot of the stoners. All those that wake and bake surf hash point rather than Anchors in Taghazout. It's still fun and easy for beginners and intermediate and it has a good reforme while it's getting to the beach. Definitely a "Bake'n surf" spot .
Panorama
Panorama point is a point that ends on a massive beach that goes till devil's rock. This beach is very good for beginners, but in high tide ONLY, as at low tide it has a gnarly shorebreak when the swells gets to a decent size. The point is good for intermediate to advanced surfers when it's more than 5 ft. Panorama's can be a very fast and barreling wave when the swell and the winds take the right direction. Good training for your paddling as it's ussualy long rides. Good vibe on it's beach as well, people can soak up some sun and surf the Moroccan waves in a friendly athmosphere
Devils
Devils rock is one of the most consistent surf spots of the area, in the summer, if you don't want to drive till Tamri for some fun surf, you can always stay in this very close surf spot. This means also that it can get crowded, and the locals there are not always the friendliest. Just avoid rush hours and you can get some fun surf sessions with just "The emperor of cool" (dread locked guy that sells neckless there) . The wave is a beach break, but under the sand, it is rocks. When big swells wash the sand banks away, you can notice the rocks for a couple of weeks before the sand banks build up again. Fun left and rights
Banana Point and Beach
Banana Point is located near the Village of Aourir, also called Banana village due to the many banana plantations that are grown in the river bed facing the spot. It's a mellow right hander point break, that can be full of round stones at the end of the season of the big swells (Around Mai), but is usually covered of sand from August to December. It's got some very long rides to offer, and it's a spot that can surprise you with it's quality of wave. So much fun!!!
KM 12
Km 12 is a reef break that breaks as an A-frame to give a perfect left and right. the bottom of km 12 is reef. It is deep enough though to rank it as a pretty safe spot, as the take off is not too steep, and the waves not fast at all. It's a good spot for starting to work on your first cutties on the left. The right has definitely more wall on it and is not as easy as the left, as it ends on shallow reef, and not on the beach the left does. Km 12 can hold a decent size swell and is pretty consistent too
KM 11
Km11 is one of the few decent left of the coast line of the region of Taghazout, It's actually located in front of the little neighborhood of Tamaouanza in the village of Aourir, from where comes the many bodyboarders that tend to be in that spot. The good days, it's got a hollow take off with a little barrel section on a reef to end up with a fun section on the beach. A little change of vision for the goofies of the area
