Sidi Kaouki, Morocco

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Sidi Kaouki
Sidi Kaouki. Photo: 16:9clue, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sidi Kaouki

Sidi Kaouki is a town in Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco. From Sidi Kaouki you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Sidi Kaouki, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ESU, 12 km away.

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Staying in Sidi Kaouki

  • 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ESU, 12 km, AGA, 121 km, Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), 169 km

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Where it is

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 Sidi Kaouki.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Sidi Kaouki each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Sidi Kaouki too.

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

Surf spots within 20 km of Sidi Kaouki: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Essaouira17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Essaouira5 ft450 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, poor7 ft534 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too big5 ft219 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, good4 ft307 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, fair3 ft138 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, fair4 ft284 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, poor6 ft542 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Essaouira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Essaouira, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor5 ft10 scrumbling450kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big7 ft8 scrumbling534kJwind from the south, 5 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct50, good5 ft8 smushy219kJwind from the south, 3 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct38, fair4 ft11 scrumbling307kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair3 ft11 shollow138kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor4 ft9 scrumbling284kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct10, poor6 ft10 smushy542kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots20°C
Cap Sim5.7 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft450 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, poor7 ft555 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big5 ft241 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft307 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft311 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, fair5 ft354 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, poor6 ft570 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, poor
All readings for Cap Sim: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cap Sim, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, poor5 ft10 ssoft450kJwind from the north, 4 knots20°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft555kJwind from the south, 7 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair5 ft8 smushy241kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct48, good4 ft11 ssoft307kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair4 ft10 ssoft311kJwind from the north, 10 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct29, poor5 ft9 ssoft354kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct22, poor6 ft10 ssoft570kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots20°C
Sidi Kaouki0.1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft407 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, poor6 ft476 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too big4 ft198 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair4 ft284 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft269 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, too small5 ft342 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, fair5 ft504 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Sidi Kaouki: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sidi Kaouki, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, poor5 ft10 ssoft407kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft8 ssoft476kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair4 ft8 smushy198kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct42, fair4 ft11 ssoft284kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct32, too small4 ft10 ssoft269kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct39, fair5 ft9 ssoft342kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct43, fair5 ft10 ssoft504kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sidi Kaouki, 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 Sidi Kaouki

Windsurf near Sidi Kaouki

Places to eat near Sidi Kaouki

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