Mehdia
Surf spot · Morocco
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 5 ft swell at 10 s
Mon 2 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 385kJ
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 155kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 86kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 99kJ
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft13 s
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 156, fair
- Mon 236, too small
- Tue 323, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 618, too small
- Sat 73, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 1057, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 56, fair | 6 ft11 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 655kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 36, too small | 5 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 385kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 23, too small | 3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 155kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft14 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 99kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft13 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the north, 6 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 118kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 57, fair | 6 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 378kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 21°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 06:25 +1.0 mLow 12:51 −1.0 mHigh 19:19 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:13 −0.7 mHigh 07:45 +0.9 mLow 14:18 −0.9 mHigh 20:44 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:42 −0.7 mHigh 09:07 +1.0 mLow 15:40 −1.0 mHigh 21:58 +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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Mehdia
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mehdia
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (279°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (99°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). 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 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Rabat. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to RBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$992 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$107 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$127–US$214 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$60–US$100 |
| Total | about 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: Rabat
52 min by car · 97 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Rabat its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Rabat, 30 km (about 55 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 18h 30m
About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RBA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 05m by road
Flights ORD → RBA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.