El Jadida, Morocco

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El Jadida, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Rui Ornelas [2], CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About El Jadida

El Jadida is a town in Doukkala-Abda, Morocco. From El Jadida you can reach 6 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 1 windsurf spot, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is El Jadida, a kite and windsurf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), 86 km away.

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Staying in El Jadida

  • 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), 86 km, RBA, 185 km, Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), 187 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from El Jadida. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in El Jadida each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for El Jadida too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of El Jadida: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
El Jadida1.8 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft472 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, fair6 ft398 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft395 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, too small3 ft247 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small4 ft292 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small6 ft632 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor7 ft816 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for El Jadida: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Jadida, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct41, fair6 ft8 ssoft472kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct40, fair6 ft8 ssoft398kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small4 ft12 ssoft395kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small3 ft11 smushy247kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct26, too small4 ft10 ssoft292kJwind from the east, 5 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor6 ft9 smushy632kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct51, good7 ft10 ssoft816kJwind from the east, 5 knots20°C
Sidi Bouzid5 kmabout 10 min by car6 ft472 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, fair6 ft412 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, poor4 ft131 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small3 ft247 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft282 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too small6 ft632 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, poor7 ft808 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Sidi Bouzid: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sidi Bouzid, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct47, fair6 ft8 ssoft472kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct35, poor6 ft8 ssoft412kJwind from the south, 3 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct26, too small4 ft7 smushy131kJwind from the south, 4 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft11 ssoft247kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct30, too small4 ft10 ssoft282kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor6 ft10 smushy632kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair7 ft10 ssoft808kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Sidi Bouzid 2eme6.5 kmabout 15 min by car6 ft472 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, fair6 ft412 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, poor4 ft131 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small3 ft247 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft282 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too small6 ft632 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, poor7 ft808 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Sidi Bouzid 2eme: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sidi Bouzid 2eme, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct47, fair6 ft8 ssoft472kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct35, poor6 ft8 ssoft412kJwind from the south, 3 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct26, too small4 ft7 smushy131kJwind from the south, 4 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft11 ssoft247kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct30, too small4 ft10 ssoft282kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor6 ft10 smushy632kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair7 ft10 ssoft808kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
DriKa15.1 kmabout 30 min by car6 ft488 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, fair6 ft436 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, poor4 ft142 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small3 ft247 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small5 ft492 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small6 ft651 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, fair7 ft833 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for DriKa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at DriKa, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct43, fair6 ft8 smushy488kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct33, poor6 ft8 ssoft436kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct25, too small4 ft7 smushy142kJwind from the south, 4 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft11 ssoft247kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct34, too small5 ft10 ssoft492kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair6 ft9 ssoft651kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair7 ft10 ssoft833kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of El Jadida, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from El Jadida. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in El Jadida from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Sidi moussa34.8 kmabout 1h 05 by car6 ft482 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair6 ft460 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, poor4 ft154 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small3 ft247 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft270 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small6 ft638 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor6 ft776 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Sidi moussa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sidi moussa, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct47, fair6 ft8 smushy482kJwind from the west, 6 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct34, poor6 ft8 ssoft460kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct26, too small4 ft7 smushy154kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft11 ssoft247kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct27, too small4 ft10 ssoft270kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor6 ft9 ssoft638kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct42, fair6 ft10 ssoft776kJwind from the east, 4 knots23°C
Sidi Abed27.9 kmabout 50 min by car6 ft492 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, fair6 ft470 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, poor4 ft154 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too small3 ft257 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft282 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small7 ft671 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, poor7 ft824 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Sidi Abed: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sidi Abed, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct43, fair6 ft8 smushy492kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct30, poor6 ft8 ssoft470kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct23, too small4 ft7 smushy154kJwind from the south, 5 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small3 ft11 ssoft257kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct24, too small4 ft10 ssoft282kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor7 ft9 ssoft671kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair7 ft10 ssoft824kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore20°C

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Windsurf near El Jadida

Places to eat near El Jadida

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