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Dar Bouazza

Surf spot · Morocco

Is it worth the trip?

41Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 60 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 ssoft
Energy
479kJ
Wind
NE 2 kn
Temp
23°C

Tue 3 · 60 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 ssoft
Energy
197kJ
Wind
SW 2 kn
Temp
24°C

Wed 4 · 19 out of 100

Swell
1 ft13 scrumbling
Energy
46kJ
Wind
SW 11 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 32 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 ssoft
Energy
81kJ
Wind
SSW 6 kn
Temp
23°C

Fri 6 · 37 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 ssoft
Energy
105kJ
Wind
SE 2 kn
Temp
21°C

Sat 7 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 ssoft
Energy
29kJ
Wind
N 2 kn
Temp
23°C

Sun 8 · 22 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 ssoft
Energy
33kJ
Wind
S 5 kn
Temp
28°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 118, poor
  2. Mon 260, good
  3. Tue 360, good
  4. Wed 419, too small
  5. Thu 532, too small
  6. Fri 637, too small
  7. Sat 710, too small
  8. Sun 822, too small
  9. Mon 956, fair
  10. Tue 1037, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Ntakes swell from the N
  • Offshore: Swind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–13 ftof swell
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dar Bouazza, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov18, poor5 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.)538kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots23°C
Mon 2Nov60, good5 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.)479kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots23°C
Tue 3Nov60, good4 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)197kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 4Nov19, too small1 ft13 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)46kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 5Nov32, too small2 ft11 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)81kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 6Nov37, too small2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)105kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots21°C
Sat 7Nov10, too small1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)29kJwind from the north, 2 knots23°C
Sun 8Nov22, too small1 ft10 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)33kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 9Nov56, fair4 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)107kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 10Nov37, poor6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)344kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore24°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 06:23 +1.0 mLow 12:50 −0.9 mHigh 19:15 +0.7 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:11 −0.7 mHigh 07:43 +0.9 mLow 14:18 −0.9 mHigh 20:40 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:41 −0.7 mHigh 09:05 +1.0 mLow 15:40 −0.9 mHigh 21:56 +0.8 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

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About Dar Bouazza

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces N (11°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (191°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1000 m out (1 in 99). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Casablanca. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$871–US$1,680 each

about US$871–US$1,680 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CMN, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$992
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$60–US$107
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$127–US$214
Food7 days eating outabout US$147–US$268
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$60–US$100
Totalabout US$871–US$1,680

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Casablanca

Closest

Casablanca

36 min by car · 138 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 138 places to stay in Casablanca · Booking.com

About Casablanca its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Casablanca, 20 km (about 35 min by car)

About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CMN, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 1h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.