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Anchor Point, Morocco

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Taghazout beach 2015
Near Anchor Point, 2 km away. Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Anchor Point

Facing, offshore wind, exposure and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (228°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (48°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Taghazout, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AGA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).

    See flights ORD → AGA · Skyscanner from about £425 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Anchor Point.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct355 ft9 scrumbling339kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct345 ft8 scrumbling301kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct404 ft9 scrumbling195kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct473 ft10 scrumbling234kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct252 ft10 scrumbling105kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct414 ft9 scrumbling226kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct484 ft10 scrumbling328kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct484 ft9 scrumbling242kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct404 ft10 scrumbling229kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct474 ft8 scrumbling203kJ23°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to AGA, changing at LIS, then 1h by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Anchor Point

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Anchor Point

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Anchor Point

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Anchor Point

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to AGA, changing at LIS, then 1h by road. About 18h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Taghazout each day: Anchor Point, Hash Point, Killer Point, La Source, Mystery Point, Panorama, Spider's.

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Rough cost

About £780–£1,500 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AGA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£425–£880
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£45–£80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£115–£195
Food7 days eating out£110–£200
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£50–£80
Total£780–£1,500

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Taghazout

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

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