Targha, Morocco

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Ceuta, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: TTU (TTU), 36 km.

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About Targha

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

The spot faces NE (43°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (223°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Ceuta, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: TTU (TTU), 36 km.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TTU, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).
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Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Targha.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Ceuta, is 61 km away. Nearest airport: TTU (TTU), 36 km.
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Forecast

Targha 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Targha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 shollow	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	19°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 shollow	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	21°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	1 ft3 shollow	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 shollow	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	20°C
Mon 26Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 shollow	3kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 27Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	21°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 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to TTU, changing at MAD, then 55 min by road. About 18h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to TTU, changing at MAD, then 55 min by road. About 18h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £660–£1,300 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to TTU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£420–£875
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£45–£80
Food	7 days eating out	£110–£200
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£50–£80
Total		£660–£1,300

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

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