The Point, Morocco

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dakhla, is 56 km away. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 53 km.

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About The Point

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

The spot faces NW (300°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (120°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 110). 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 20°C in August, 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 bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dakhla, is 56 km away. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 53 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 20 h 35 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).
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Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to The Point.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dakhla, is 56 km away. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 53 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	171kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	25°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	24°C
Mon 26Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	5, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to VIL, changing at MAD, then 1h 15 by road. About 20h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to VIL, changing at MAD, then 1h 15 by road. About 20h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £660–£1,295 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 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
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–£1,295

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

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