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Sidi Abed, Morocco

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El Jadida, the nearest town, 28 km away. Photo: Rui Ornelas [2], CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sidi Abed

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

The spot faces NW (308°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (128°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 112). 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 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Jadida.

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

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

  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Sidi Abed.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: El Jadida, 28 km (about 50 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Sidi Abed: 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 El Jadida, 28 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 El Jadida · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in El Jadida · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Sidi Abed does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct06 ft8 smushy494kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct56 ft8 smushy349kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct534 ft7 smushy154kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct413 ft11 ssoft257kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct424 ft10 ssoft282kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft9 ssoft671kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct07 ft10 ssoft824kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct75 ft7 smushy261kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct385 ft10 ssoft460kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct06 ft9 ssoft455kJ20°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 CMN, changing at JFK, then 2h 10 by road. About 18h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Sidi Abed

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Sidi Abed

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Sidi Abed

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  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 CMN, changing at JFK, then 2h 10 by road. About 18h 55 door to door

The trip from El Jadida, 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 CMN, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, 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 El Jadida

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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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: El Jadida, 28 km (about 50 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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