Essaouira. Photo: Fabien Fivaz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Essaouira

Surf, kitesurf and windsurf town · Morocco

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Beds: 178 places

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178 places to stay within 2 km.

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Spots near here: 9 places in 3 sports

Surf · this week

Cap Sim · about 30 min by car · stays in Ouassane · Not for beginners
–, no score
Essaouira · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
Sidi Kaouki · about 35 min by car · stays in Sidi Kaouki · Not for beginners
–, no score
Tafadna · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Imsouane · Not for beginners
–, no score

Kitesurf · this week

Ananas Kitesurfing · 1.5 km · stays here
25 out of 100
Moulay Bouzerktoun · 17.2 km · stays here
19 out of 100
NaneaKite - Kitesurf camp & Essaouira kitesurf school · 0.8 km · stays here
17 out of 100

Windsurf · this week

Moulay Bouzerktoun · 17.2 km · stays here
32 out of 100
NaneaKite - Kitesurf camp & Essaouira kitesurf school · 0.8 km · stays here
20 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Essaouira.

Places to eat

6 near Essaouira

Places to eat near Essaouira

Couverts d'OrPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Relais de Paris EssaouiraFrench · 0.6 km from the centre
Chaabi ChicMoroccan · 0.7 km from the centre
Mandala SocietyBreakfast and brunch · 0.7 km from the centre
Restaurant SayefMoroccan · 0.7 km from the centre
Gusto Italia RestaurantItalian · 0.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Essaouira on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Essaouira.

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Photos of Essaouira

Setting sun from a deserted Essaouira beach 4 4 — Photo: Richard Allaway, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Setting sun from Essaouira beach -and horses- 3 4 — Photo: Richard Allaway, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Essaouira - panoramio (296) — Photo: angelius1979, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Essaouira

where it is, what is near

Essaouira is a town in Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco.

From Essaouira you can reach 4 surf spots, 3 kitesurf spots and 2 windsurf spots.

The nearest is Essaouira, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre.

Overture lists 178 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), 15 km away.

In Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz · Morocco

178 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), 15 km, Al Massira Airport (AGA), 136 km, Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), 164 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 21:16 UTC. 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.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).