Question 1

Where is Morocco's surf scene?

Accepted Answer

Centred on Taghazout and Tamraght, twenty minutes north of Agadir, with the legendary long right at Imsouane an hour further and spots scattered up to Essaouira. What was a fishing village is now Africa's best-known surf town — laid-back, board-racked and café-rich.

Question 2

When is surf season?

Accepted Answer

October to March brings the Atlantic swells that made the coast famous — Anchor Point on a good winter day is world-class. Summer stays fun for beginners with smaller, friendlier waves and warm sessions.

Question 3

I have never surfed — is it for me?

Accepted Answer

Yes: the surf schools of Taghazout and Tamraght teach absolute beginners daily on gentle beach breaks, boards and wetsuits included. Two or three mornings produce standing; a week produces addiction.

Question 4

What is Paradise Valley?

Accepted Answer

A palm gorge in the hills behind the coast — natural rock pools for jumping and swimming, easy walking, picnic cafés. It is the classic no-surf day for surf trips and a lovely half-day from Agadir in its own right (best outside late summer, when pools shrink).

Question 5

Can you build surf into a circuit?

Accepted Answer

Easily: a tailor-made week can pair Marrakech and the desert with three or four Taghazout mornings, or bolt surf days onto an Agadir winter-sun finish. Tell us your level and we book the right school and swell window.

Taghazout & the surf coast

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45. Taghazout & the surf coast