L'Oignon
Surf spot · Morocco
Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Tue 3 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 239kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 152kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 119kJ
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 340kJ
- Wind
- SSW 16 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 255, fair
- Tue 335, too small
- Wed 49, too small
- Thu 520, too small
- Fri 620, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 918, too small
- Tue 1010, poor
- Wed 1115, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–Jan2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 55, fair | 5 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 541kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 35, too small | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 239kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft13 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 152kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 119kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 18, too small | 6 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 340kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, poor | 9 ft9 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 1,162kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 15, poor | 7 ft8 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 607kJ | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:09 −0.7 mHigh 07:41 +0.9 mLow 14:17 −0.9 mHigh 20:40 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:39 −0.7 mHigh 09:03 +1.0 mLow 15:38 −0.9 mHigh 21:54 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:56 −0.8 mHigh 10:12 +1.1 mLow 16:41 −1.1 mHigh 22:53 +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
best Dec–Jan
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
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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More surf near here
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- Oualidia 10.7 km away
About
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About L'Oignon
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (314°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (134°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oualidia.
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 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: Oualidia
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about 20 min by car · 25 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Oualidia its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Oualidia, 11 km (about 20 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 19h 50m
About 19h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CMN, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 3h 05m by road
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