Location
Taghazout has become a favourite winter spot for European Surfers, with amazing waves and a warm climate.
Just 22km North of Agadir, Taghazout is renowned for its year-round sunshine, with daytime temperatures averaging about 25 degrees Celsius. The water temperature drops to about 15 or 16 degrees in winter, and gets up to nearly 20 degrees in the summer meaning that you only ever need a 3/2 wetsuit.
The surf camp is the hub of all the activities, it is here that everyone will eat, party and occasionally dig in to do a bit of work! Based on the rocks of Hash Point and with views over the whole of Taghazout, the surf camp is in the most incredible location. No other company can boast the same 180 degree views of the Atlantic ocean that we can.
Chilling on the roof terrace at the Surf Camp
The view from your front door
Surf Spots
Taghazout has some of the best surf spots in Morocco, whether you are looking for beginner sand beaches to fast right hand barrelling point breaks, there is a wave for all levels of surfer.
Here are the waves on offer:
- Devil’s Rock is a fun beginner’s wave with a sandy bottom.
- Crocodiles is just round the corner and offers perfect gentle waves to learn on. It is a great spot to go for a horse ride as the beach stretches for 8km all the way up to Taghazout.
- Panoramas has two sections, the reef take off point that peels into a fast barrelling right hander. Once you have moved off the point there are a couple of learner sand bars ideal for surf schools.
- Hash Point is right in the centre of Taghazout and, although inconsistent, is a fun wave for those that can’t be bothered to walk up to Anchors.
- Anchor Point is the holy grail of Moroccan surfing. Anyone who has got the dawn session with big barrels and thigh achingly long rides will never forget this great wave.
- Mysteries is a reef just a little bit further from Anchor Point. A big take off and fast walls of water make Mysteries a great wave for anyone comfortable surfing reefs.
- La Source is another reef break just in front of the apartment blocks.
- Camel Point, Desert Point, Draculas, Boilers and Tamri are all a little bit further up the coast, but offer some serious right and left hand waves just fifteen minutes drive from the surf camp.
All of these superb surf spots are within 15km of Taghazout, which is why the area has rapidly grown a reputation amongst Europeans for amazing winter surf.
Boilers spewing
Surf around Tagazhout
The Town and Community
Taghazout is a very basic fishing community that is grappling with extreme poverty and poor infrastructure. One of the goals of the 12 week course is to help fight the long term problems caused by the poverty and lack of knowledge, and to provide a sustainable difference to the community.
That being said, the town is the coastal party town for the whole of Morocco, so for anyone worrying about whether they will be able to have a tipple, you need not worry. The flow of tourists through the town has meant that the local community are not just used to surfers coming through, but positively welcome them. Expect to be invited in for mint tea and a tajine on a daily basis!
Tagazhout at Sunset
Get the local kids on side!
