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Near Oued Cherrat, 2 km away. Photo: Mounir Neddi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Oued Cherrat

Surf spot · Morocco

Is it worth the trip?

45Fair out of 100 for your dates

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Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 9 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 ssoft
Energy
184kJ
Wind
SSW 4 kn
Temp
20°C

Wed 4 · 20 out of 100

Swell
1 ft13 scrumbling
Energy
48kJ
Wind
SW 9 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 44 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 ssoft
Energy
128kJ
Wind
NW 4 kn
Temp
20°C

Fri 6 · 41 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 ssoft
Energy
104kJ
Wind
ENE 3 kn
Temp
20°C

Sat 7 · 23 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 ssoft
Energy
37kJ
Wind
NE 2 kn
Temp
21°C

Sun 8 · 20 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
30kJ
Wind
NNE 3 kn
Temp
22°C

Mon 9 · 49 out of 100

Swell
4 ft7 smushy
Energy
158kJ
Wind
SSW 9 kn
Temp
24°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 272, good
  2. Tue 371, good
  3. Wed 420, too small
  4. Thu 544, too small
  5. Fri 641, too small
  6. Sat 723, too small
  7. Sun 820, too small
  8. Mon 949, fair
  9. Tue 100, too big
  10. Wed 110, too big

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

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

Oued Cherrat does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oued Cherrat, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov72, good5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)400kJwind from the north, 4 knots20°C
Tue 3Nov71, good3 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.)184kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots20°C
Wed 4Nov20, too small1 ft13 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)48kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots20°C
Thu 5Nov44, too small2 ft11 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)128kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots20°C
Fri 6Nov41, too small2 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)104kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots20°C
Sat 7Nov23, too small2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.)37kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots21°C
Sun 8Nov20, too small1 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots22°C
Mon 9Nov49, fair4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)158kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore24°C
Tue 10Nov0, too big7 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)732kJwind from the south, 12 knots21°C
Wed 11Nov0, too big9 ft9 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)1,174kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots21°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 01:13 −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 09:07 +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 16:46 −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.

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About Oued Cherrat

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

The spot faces NW (336°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (156°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 69). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bouznika, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 20°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 RBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, 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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Closest

Bouznika

about 15 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Bouznika · Booking.com

About Bouznika 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 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RBA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 05m by road

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