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Mirleft, Morocco

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  • Mirleft Surf spot · 0.2 km from Mirleft

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About Mirleft

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in October, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mirleft. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AGA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).

    See flights ORD → AGA · Skyscanner from about £425 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Mirleft.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in MirleftAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Mirleft · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Mirleft · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Mirleft on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 7 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct5615knon1.7 mwaves
Mon 19Oct5314knon1.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct6017knside-on1.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct06knside1.4 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6414knside-on1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct5117knside-on1.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct6412knside2.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct09knside-on2.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct08knside-on1.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct013knoffnot safe1.7 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to AGA, changing at LIS, then 2h 05 by road. About 19h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Mirleft

    7 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 6, side-shore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Mirleft

    7 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Mirleft

    9 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Mirleft

    6 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: waves 2.2 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to AGA, changing at LIS, then 2h 05 by road. About 19h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £730–£1,420 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £425–£880
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £45–£80
  • Stay £115–£195
  • Food £110–£200

Places to eat near Mirleft

  • La Brochette - MirleftSteakhouse · 0.4 km from the centre
  • 34 Sud Chambres d'hôtes à MirleftPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Zanzan Coffee Restaurant and Cafe0.3 km from the centre
  • Café chourouk0.1 km from the centre
  • Restaurant Tayought0.2 km from the centre
  • Tafugla Grillade and Restaurant0.2 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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