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Lalla fatna, Morocco

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About Lalla fatna

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

The spot faces W (288°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (108°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Safi.

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 20 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ESU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).

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

  2. Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Lalla fatna.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Safi, 11 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Lalla fatna: 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 Safi, 11 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 Safi · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Safi · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct06 ft8 shollow451kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct124 ft9 shollow274kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct534 ft7 shollow174kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct564 ft11 shollow291kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct464 ft10 shollow302kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct184 ft12 shollow432kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct06 ft10 shollow615kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct236 ft8 shollow358kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct445 ft10 shollow399kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct06 ft10 shollow657kJ20°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 ESU, changing at MAD, then 2h 20 by road. About 20h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Lalla fatna

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Lalla fatna

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lalla fatna

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Lalla fatna

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ESU, changing at MAD, then 2h 20 by road. About 20h 20 door to door

The trip from Safi, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £775–£1,490 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 ESU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£420–£870
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–£1,490

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

Places to eat near Safi

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: Safi, 11 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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