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Commune rurale de Taghazout
Taghazout, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Hamza Izourane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

La Source

Surf spot · Morocco

Is it worth the trip?

11Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 15 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
189kJ
Wind
SE 1 kn
Temp
22°C

Wed 4 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 shollow
Energy
29kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
21°C

Thu 5 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
62kJ
Wind
WNW 3 kn
Temp
22°C

Fri 6 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
94kJ
Wind
NW 2 kn
Temp
23°C

Sat 7 · 7 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
33kJ
Wind
W 3 kn
Temp
23°C

Sun 8 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
17kJ
Wind
SE 13 kn
Temp
26°C

Mon 9 · 9 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
99kJ
Wind
ESE 20 kn
Temp
24°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 241, too small
  2. Tue 317, too small
  3. Wed 46, too small
  4. Thu 511, too small
  5. Fri 614, too small
  6. Sat 77, too small
  7. Sun 84, too small
  8. Mon 95, too small
  9. Tue 1049, fair

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 3–13 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Source, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov41, too small5 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)427kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots24°C
Tue 3Nov17, too small4 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)189kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot22°C
Wed 4Nov6, too small1 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.)29kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Thu 5Nov11, too small2 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.)62kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots22°C
Fri 6Nov14, too small2 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)94kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots23°C
Sat 7Nov7, too small2 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.)33kJwind from the west, 3 knots23°C
Sun 8Nov4, too small1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.)17kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots26°C
Mon 9Nov5, too small3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)99kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots24°C
Tue 10Nov49, fair7 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.)557kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots20°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 00:53 −0.6 mHigh 07:25 +0.9 mLow 14:00 −0.8 mHigh 20:25 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:22 −0.6 mHigh 08:47 +0.9 mLow 15:20 −0.9 mHigh 21:38 +0.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 03:40 −0.8 mHigh 09:56 +1.0 mLow 16:24 −1.0 mHigh 22:37 +0.9 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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About La Source

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

The spot faces SW (227°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (47°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Taghazout, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 19°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 AGA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, 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: 3 towns

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Closest

Taghazout

about 5 min by car · 58 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 58 places to stay in Taghazout · Booking.com

About Taghazout its beds, food and every spot near it

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 18h 25m

About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AGA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 10m by road

By bus: ALSA. Time from the operators and travel guides, checked by hand.

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