Oualidia
Surf spot · Morocco
Is it worth the trip?
48Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 70 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 406kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 214kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- WSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 78kJ
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 104kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 270, good
- Tue 371, good
- Wed 426, too small
- Thu 531, too small
- Fri 647, fair
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 822, too small
- Mon 937, poor
- Tue 1043, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–Jan2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft11 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 734kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 70, good | 5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 406kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | 4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 214kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 26, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 78kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 47, fair | 2 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 104kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 1 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north, 2 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 169kJ | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 43, poor | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 283kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 11 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 06:20 +1.0 mLow 12:48 −0.9 mHigh 19:14 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:09 −0.7 mHigh 07:41 +0.9 mLow 14:17 −0.9 mHigh 20:40 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:39 −0.7 mHigh 09:03 +1.0 mLow 15:38 −0.9 mHigh 21:54 +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
best Dec–Jan
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
- Feb1of 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
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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Photos of Oualidia
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Oualidia
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (316°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (136°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 61). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oualidia, 0 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports 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 CMN, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, 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: Oualidia
1 min by car · 25 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Oualidia 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 19h 40m
About 19h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CMN, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 2h 55m by road
Flights ORD → CMN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.