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 experts: 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 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 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Sidi Kaouki: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Essaouira17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Essaouira6 ft490 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, fair5 ft210 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft313 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft227 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small6 ft597 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small6 ft773 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor5 ft477 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Essaouira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Essaouira, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct47, fair6 ft8 scrumbling490kJwind from the south, 5 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small5 ft8 smushy210kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small4 ft11 scrumbling313kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small3 ft10 scrumbling227kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small6 ft10 smushy597kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor6 ft10 scrumbling773kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots20°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small5 ft10 smushy477kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots19°C
Cap Sim5.7 kmabout 10 min by car6 ft500 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, fair5 ft222 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small4 ft320 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small3 ft223 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, too small6 ft603 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, too small6 ft748 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, poor5 ft444 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small
All readings for Cap Sim: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cap Sim, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct40, fair6 ft8 ssoft500kJwind from the south, 7 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct25, too small5 ft8 smushy222kJwind from the south, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small4 ft11 ssoft320kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct22, too small3 ft10 ssoft223kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct23, too small6 ft10 ssoft603kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct24, poor6 ft11 ssoft748kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots20°C
Sun 25Oct21, too small5 ft10 ssoft444kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots19°C
Sidi Kaouki0.1 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft426 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, poor4 ft181 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small4 ft296 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft363 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, too small6 ft526 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small6 ft648 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small5 ft391 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Sidi Kaouki: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sidi Kaouki, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct35, poor6 ft8 ssoft426kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small4 ft7 smushy181kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small4 ft11 ssoft296kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct26, too small4 ft10 ssoft363kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small6 ft10 ssoft526kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct35, too small6 ft10 ssoft648kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore26°C
Sun 25Oct28, too small5 ft10 ssoft391kJwind from the north, 6 knots25°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