Essaouira, Morocco
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About Essaouira
Essaouira is a town in Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco. From Essaouira you can reach 3 surf spots, 3 kite 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 ESU, 15 km away.
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Staying in Essaouira
- 178 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: ESU, 15 km, AGA, 136 km, Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), 164 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Essaouira.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Essaouira too.
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.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essaouira0.8 kmabout 5 min by car | 5 ft450 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, poor | 7 ft534 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too big | 5 ft219 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, good | 4 ft307 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, fair | 4 ft233 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, fair | 4 ft284 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, poor | 6 ft542 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Essaouira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Cap Sim15.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Sidi Kaouki, 6 km | 5 ft450 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, poor | 7 ft555 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big | 5 ft241 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, fair | 4 ft307 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, fair | 3 ft220 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, fair | 4 ft432 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, poor | 6 ft570 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, poor |
All readings for Cap Sim: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sidi Kaouki17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sidi Kaouki | 5 ft407 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, poor | 6 ft476 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too big | 4 ft198 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, fair | 4 ft284 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft269 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, too small | 5 ft342 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, fair | 5 ft522 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, fair |
All readings for Sidi Kaouki: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Essaouira, 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).
Kite near Essaouira
- NaneaKite - Kitesurf camp & Essaouira kitesurf school 0.8 km · stays here
- Ananas Kitesurfing 1.5 km · stays here
- Moulay Bouzerktoun 17.2 km · stays here
Windsurf near Essaouira
- NaneaKite - Kitesurf camp & Essaouira kitesurf school 0.8 km · stays here
- Moulay Bouzerktoun 17.2 km · stays here
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