Safi RassLéfaa
Surf spot · Morocco
Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 10 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 211kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 43kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 97kJ
- Wind
- NW 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 98kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 108kJ
- Wind
- SSW 18 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 242, too small
- Tue 313, too small
- Wed 45, too small
- Thu 512, too small
- Fri 616, too small
- Sat 78, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 94, too small
- Tue 1021, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Safi RassLéfaa does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 42, too small | 5 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 498kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 13, too small | 4 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 211kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 43kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 97kJ | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 98kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 4, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 108kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 21, poor | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 728kJ | wind from the south-west, 19 knots | 20°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 01:07 −0.7 mHigh 07:39 +0.9 mLow 14:15 −0.9 mHigh 20:38 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:37 −0.7 mHigh 09:01 +1.0 mLow 15:36 −0.9 mHigh 21:52 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:54 −0.8 mHigh 10:10 +1.1 mLow 16:39 −1.1 mHigh 22:51 +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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More surf near here
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- Safi 3 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Safi RassLéfaa
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Safi, 4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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$1,670 each
about US$871–US$1,670 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 ESU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$985 |
| 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$1,670 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Safi
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about 10 min by car · 16 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Safi 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 20h 10m
About 20h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ESU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 2h 10m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.