Kasbah des Oudaias P1060356 — Rabat, the nearest town. Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rabat

Rabat is a town in Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër, Morocco. From Rabat you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Rabat, a kite and windsurf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 97 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is RBA, 9 km away.

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Staying in Rabat

97 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: RBA, 9 km, Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), 100 km, FEZ, 172 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Rabat. 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 beginner 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 Rabat each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Rabat 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Contrebandier15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Témara, 4 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft354 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

3 ft364 kJ

4 ft220 kJ

3 ft200 kJ

5 ft427 kJ

6 ft568 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Contrebandier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	3 ft13 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	220kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	3 ft10 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	427kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	568kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	23°C

Salé (Doura)2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft349 kJ

4 ft179 kJ

3 ft375 kJ

4 ft301 kJ

3 ft200 kJ

5 ft408 kJ

6 ft532 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salé (Doura), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	6 ft8 smushy	349kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	179kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft13 scrumbling	375kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	301kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	20°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	200kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	5 ft9 ssoft	408kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	532kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C

Temara-Guivil12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Témara, 3 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft367 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

3 ft207 kJ

5 ft433 kJ

6 ft568 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Temara-Guivil, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	6 ft8 smushy	367kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft13 ssoft	407kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	3 ft10 ssoft	207kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	433kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	568kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	23°C

The Grave0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft354 kJ

4 ft187 kJ

3 ft378 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

3 ft200 kJ

5 ft417 kJ

6 ft544 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Grave, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	6 ft8 smushy	354kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	187kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	3 ft13 shollow	378kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	242kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	200kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	417kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	544kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Rabat, 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 Rabat. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Charatan31.2 kmabout 55 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft305 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

3 ft347 kJ

4 ft276 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

5 ft428 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Charatan, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	305kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	147kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	3 ft13 ssoft	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	428kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C

Mehdia29.6 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft305 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

3 ft347 kJ

4 ft276 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

5 ft428 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mehdia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	5 ft8 smushy	305kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 smushy	147kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	3 ft13 scrumbling	347kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	174kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	346kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	428kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C

Kite near Rabat

Rabat 0.2 km · stays here

Windsurf near Rabat

Rabat 0.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Rabat

Grillade Adil PizzeriaBarbecue · 0.3 km from the centre
Yamal AchamMiddle eastern · 0.3 km from the centre
Best WishesMediterranean · 0.4 km from the centre
The KitchBreakfast and brunch · 0.4 km from the centre
Casa Jose TapasSpanish · 0.6 km from the centre
Dar RbatiaMoroccan · 0.6 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

Rabat, Morocco

About Rabat

Staying in Rabat

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Kite near Rabat

Windsurf near Rabat

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