Targha
Surf spot · Morocco
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: too small (1 ft swell at 3 s)
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- ENE 1 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft4 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 211, too small
- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 410, too small
- Thu 511, too small
- Fri 64, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 816, too small
- Mon 917, too small
- Tue 1010, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 1–5 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | offshorewind from the south, 2 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft6 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot | 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:19 −0.2 mHigh 08:29 +0.2 mLow 14:25 −0.1 mHigh 20:43 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:49 −0.2 mHigh 09:39 +0.3 mLow 16:09 −0.1 mHigh 21:56 +0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:15 −0.2 mHigh 10:40 +0.3 mLow 17:17 −0.2 mHigh 22:59 +0.2 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 Targha
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (43°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (223°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Targha.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TTU, 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: Targha
1 min by car
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Targha its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Targha, 0 km (about 5 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 10m
About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TTU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 55 min by road
Flights ORD → TTU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.