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K12

Surf spot · Morocco

Is it worth the trip?

12Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: too small (2 ft swell at 11 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 11 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
201kJ
Wind
ENE 5 kn
Temp
21°C

Wed 4 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 smushy
Energy
48kJ
Wind
SSE 5 kn
Temp
21°C

Thu 5 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 shollow
Energy
94kJ
Wind
W 2 kn
Temp
22°C

Fri 6 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
97kJ
Wind
E 11 kn
Temp
25°C

Sat 7 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
40kJ
Wind
ESE 15 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 shollow
Energy
27kJ
Wind
SE 3 kn
Temp
24°C

Mon 9 · 14 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
102kJ
Wind
SSW 2 kn
Temp
21°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 240, too small
  2. Tue 311, too small
  3. Wed 49, too small
  4. Thu 515, too small
  5. Fri 615, too small
  6. Sat 79, too small
  7. Sun 85, too small
  8. Mon 917, too small
  9. Tue 1078, good
  10. Wed 1164, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–19 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

K12 does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at K12, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov40, too small5 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)420kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots24°C
Tue 3Nov11, too small4 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)201kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 4Nov9, too small2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.)48kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots21°C
Thu 5Nov15, too small2 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)94kJwind from the west, 2 knots22°C
Fri 6Nov15, too small2 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)97kJwind from the east, 11 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 7Nov9, too small2 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)40kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore26°C
Sun 8Nov5, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots24°C
Mon 9Nov17, too small3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)102kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots21°C
Tue 10Nov78, good8 ft9 ssoft8 ft at break (est.)813kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 11Nov64, good8 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)961kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots20°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.

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About K12

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SW (242°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (62°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–19 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). 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 Aourir, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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$872–US$1,680 each

about US$872–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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AGA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$993
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$60–US$107
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$127–US$215
Food7 days eating outabout US$148–US$268
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$60–US$101
Totalabout US$872–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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Aourir

about 5 min by car · 56 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 56 places to stay in Aourir · Booking.com

About Aourir 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AGA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 55 min by road

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