OumLabouir, Morocco
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dakhla, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 5 km.
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About OumLabouir
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces W (283°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (103°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1000 m out (1 in 99). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dakhla, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 5 km.
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 19 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to VIL, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).
See flights ORD → VIL · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAdGetting there. 25 min from the airport to OumLabouir.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Dakhla, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 5 km.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 29, too small | 3 ft10 ssoft | 158kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 16, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 30kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 48, good | 3 ft12 ssoft | 241kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 43, fair | 3 ft11 ssoft | 169kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 16, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 26kJ | offshorewind from the east, 7 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 12, too small | 2 ft5 smushy | 23kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 11, too small | 3 ft6 smushy | 54kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots | 22°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 11, poor | 3 ft6 smushy | 69kJ | wind from the north-east, 18 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 31, poor | 4 ft6 smushy | 79kJ | wind from the north, 12 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 30, poor | 3 ft5 smushy | 41kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore | 27°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to VIL, changing at MAD, then 25 min by road. About 19h 45 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf OumLabouir
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf OumLabouir
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to VIL, changing at MAD, then 25 min by road. About 19h 45 door to door
Rough cost
About £630–£1,240 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to VIL, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £420–£870 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | £15–£25 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £110–£200 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £50–£80 |
| Total | £630–£1,240 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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