Anchor Point
Surf spot · Morocco
Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 201kJ
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- SW 1 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 97kJ
- Wind
- E 1 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- SE 13 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 102kJ
- Wind
- ESE 20 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 263, good
- Tue 345, fair
- Wed 417, too small
- Thu 529, too small
- Fri 632, too small
- Sat 721, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 110, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–13 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 63, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 363kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 45, fair | 4 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 201kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, too small | 2 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the south-west, 1 knot | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 97kJ | wind from the east, 1 knot | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the south-east, 13 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 655kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 909kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 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 00:53 −0.6 mHigh 07:25 +0.9 mLow 14:00 −0.8 mHigh 20:25 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:22 −0.6 mHigh 08:47 +0.9 mLow 15:20 −0.9 mHigh 21:38 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:40 −0.8 mHigh 09:56 +1.0 mLow 16:24 −1.0 mHigh 22:37 +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.
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).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 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
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Anchor Point
Facing, offshore wind, exposure and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (228°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (48°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Taghazout, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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$1,680 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 AGA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, 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
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about 5 min by car · 58 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
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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 25m
About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AGA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 10m by road
By bus: ALSA. Time from the operators and travel guides, checked by hand.
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