Taghazout vs Imsouane: which Morocco surf trip?

What the data says

Taghazout is best Nov–Mar, and Imsouane is best Oct–Mar.

Size is close on a typical day in season: 5–6 ft at Taghazout, 5–7 ft at Imsouane. Taghazout is surfable more often: about 97% of days in season, against 93% at Imsouane.

Both fly into AGA. The two breaks are about 35 km apart in a straight line. From the airport: Taghazout, an easy transfer, 1 hr 7 min from AGA; Imsouane, a haul, 2 hr 22 min from AGA. Fares move every day, so this page prints none. The app shows the live fare from your airport for the weeks the swell is on.

Which one for your dates

• Apr–Sep: both are off, smaller and less reliable, often fine for a lesson.
• Oct: Imsouane. It is at its best, and Taghazout is off.
• Nov–Mar: both are at their best, so the town and the wave decide.

The two waves

Anchor Point (Taghazout)

Morocco's best-known right point, at the north end of Taghazout: long walls on a winter northwest swell. The village is the country's busiest surf base, with surf camps and more breaks along the coast road.

Imsouane (The Bay)

A long, mellow right that wraps into a fishing-village bay, one of the longest rides in Morocco and a favorite with longboarders. The village is small and quiet.

Side by side

Month by month

Best its strongest stretch OK still worth the trip Off smaller and less reliable, often fine for a lesson

Full tables with wave size, surfable days and the wetsuit for every month: Taghazout and Imsouane. Taking a board? See what each airline charges and whether your bag fits.

Seasons rank how often great days come; wave size and surfable days are medians. All of it is from years of wave hindcast (how we score a month). Getting there is the ground leg from the nearest airport, the same figure each spot page shows.