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Charatan, Morocco

Stay in Rabat: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Rabat

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Un panorama de la plage de Mahdia
Near Charatan, 2 km away. Photo: RACHID BAYA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Charatan

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

The spot faces W (275°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (95°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–19 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 72). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Rabat. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 21°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 RBA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD). About 6 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → RBA · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Charatan.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Rabat, 31 km (about 55 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Charatan: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Rabat, 31 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Rabat · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Rabat · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Charatan on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct395 ft8 smushy305kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct254 ft8 smushy147kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct333 ft13 ssoft347kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct324 ft10 ssoft276kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct323 ft10 ssoft174kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct455 ft9 ssoft346kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct175 ft9 ssoft428kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct495 ft8 ssoft264kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct333 ft10 ssoft205kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct505 ft9 ssoft308kJ20°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 RBA, changing at MAD, then 45 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Charatan

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Charatan

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Charatan

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RBA, changing at MAD, then 45 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

The trip from Rabat, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £775–£1,495 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 RBA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£420–£875
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£775–£1,495

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

Places to eat near Rabat

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Rabat, 31 km (about 55 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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