Rabat
Windsurf spot · Morocco
Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 7 kn gusting 17, side-shore, Water: waves 1.2 m
Tue 3 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 57 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 471, good
- Thu 558, fair
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1046, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jun6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | 1.5 mwaves | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 16kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 71, good | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 17kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 58, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 15kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 16kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | chop | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 4 knots | 18kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 28kn | side | 2.7 mwaves | 23°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:13 −0.7 mHigh 07:45 +0.9 mLow 14:18 −0.9 mHigh 20:43 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:42 −0.7 mHigh 09:06 +1.0 mLow 15:40 −1.0 mHigh 21:58 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:01 −0.8 mHigh 10:17 +1.1 mLow 16:45 −1.1 mHigh 22:58 +1.0 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 in Jun
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rabat
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 6 good days in 7; in December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rabat. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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$770–US$1,510 each
about US$770–US$1,510 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$127–US$214 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Total | about US$770–US$1,510 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Rabat
about 5 min by car · 97 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Rabat 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 17h 55m
About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RBA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → RBA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.