Is it worth the trip?
48Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 67 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 455kJ
- Wind
- NW 1 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 70 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 184kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 ssoft
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 92kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 105kJ
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 120, poor
- Mon 267, good
- Tue 370, good
- Wed 415, too small
- Thu 540, too small
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 824, too small
- Mon 954, fair
- Tue 1064, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Tan-Tan Plage does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 20, poor | 6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 634kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 67, good | 5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 455kJ | wind from the north-west, 1 knot | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 70, good | 3 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 184kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft12 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 40, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 92kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | 2 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north, 2 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 24, too small | 1 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 325kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 22°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 12:52 −0.9 mHigh 19:18 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:14 −0.7 mHigh 07:45 +0.9 mLow 14:20 −0.9 mHigh 20:43 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:44 −0.7 mHigh 09:07 +1.0 mLow 15:42 −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
- 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
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 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 and its town
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tan-Tan Plage
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (325°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (145°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 110). 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 July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is El Mansouria, 5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 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
| 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: 3 towns
9 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About El Mansouria its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Mohammedia on Booking.com
9 min by car · 5 places to stay
- Beds in Bouznika on Booking.com
32 min by car · 3 places to stay
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 55m
About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CMN, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → CMN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.