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Tafadna, Morocco

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

Also within 20 km of Imsouane

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Baie de Tafelney, 1 km away. Photo: Laghjibi youssef, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tafadna

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

The spot faces SW (239°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (59°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). 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 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Imsouane.

Water about 19°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 ESU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).

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

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Tafadna.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

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

    No town with beds to book is nearer Tafadna: 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 Imsouane, 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 Imsouane · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Imsouane · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Tafadna on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct06 ft9 shollow460kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct06 ft8 shollow482kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct454 ft8 shollow247kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct484 ft11 shollow314kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct354 ft10 shollow251kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct315 ft9 shollow352kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct295 ft10 shollow522kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct464 ft10 shollow314kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct525 ft10 shollow373kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct454 ft9 shollow262kJ19°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 55 min by road. About 18h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Tafadna

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Tafadna

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Tafadna

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Tafadna

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Tafadna

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ESU, changing at MAD, then 55 min by road. About 18h 55 door to door

The trip from Imsouane, 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 Imsouane

  • Restaurant Chez JoloSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Ô Happy Bay0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurant La Paix imssouane0.3 km from the centre

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: Imsouane, 28 km (about 50 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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