Practical guide
Tides in Taghazout, and why they carve up the day
Two of the best-known breaks only work at low tide. Without knowing that you lose mornings to a coast that is running somewhere else.
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- Seasonal guide
The Moroccan surf season, in one picture
Not twelve months in a row, but four stretches separated by two figures. Know the stretches and you do not need the twelve pages.
- Practical guide
Learning to surf in Morocco without landing on the wrong wave
The country is excellent for starting out, and just as excellent for starting out badly. The difference is three decisions, and all three are made before booking.
- Comparison
“Taghazout or Tamraght: which of the two suits you”
Five minutes of road, the same swell, and two different trips. The choice comes down to your level and to the kind of evenings you want.
- Comparison
“Taghazout or Imsouane: the long wave against the dense one”
An hour and a half of road separates two opposite ways of surfing Morocco. One rewards technique, the other mileage.
- Practical guide
“Working remotely from Taghazout: what holds, what does not”
No time difference with western Europe and the swell runs in the morning. The rest, meaning the connection, the noise and the hours, wants checking before you book.
- Practical guide
“Travelling to Taghazout alone: what it changes”
A surf camp is the easiest way to travel alone without staying that way. You just have to pick one that works like that.
- Itinerary
A typical week in Taghazout, built on the tide
Seven days arranged around what actually decides a session: the tide and the hour, not the programme.
- Practical guide
Which surf camp to choose in Taghazout?
Thirty-odd places along a few kilometres, photographs that all look alike, and a real difference none of those photographs shows.
- Practical guide
What a week in Taghazout actually costs
The camp is the visible line and the most predictable. It is the others that move the bill by half.
- Practical guide
“Anchor Point: who the wave is actually for”
Morocco’s best-known right is also where the most people pick the wrong break. What you need in your legs before you paddle out.
- Practical guide
“First surf trip to Morocco: the six mistakes everybody makes”
They do not cost money, they cost sessions. And every one of them is decided before you leave.
- Practical guide
Learning to surf in Taghazout: where to paddle out, and where not to
Taghazout made its name on point breaks, and a point break is no place to learn. What is left is more than enough: if you know where you are being taken.
- Seasonal guide
October and March: the two months regulars aim for
December and January have the best swell and every bit of the crowd that comes with it. October and March have nearly the same wave without the peak season.
- Seasonal guide
When to surf in Taghazout
The season is not read in seasons but in two figures: swell height and swell period. Everything else follows, prices included.
- Practical guide
Where to stay in Taghazout, and why it changes the week
The village sits on a single road. Where you drop your bags decides your morning walk, your evenings, and which break you see from the window.
- Itinerary
A week in Taghazout, from the flight to the last session
Seven days, and what to do with each. Not a programme: a list of decisions, in the order they come up.
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