Photo: Natalia Łączyńska / UnsplashAll-level surf, boardshorts–3/2 water by season, quiet nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round92% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels5 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbreak type not yet verified
Water17.2–24.5°Cboardshorts–3/2 most of the year
Internet88 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,220+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
5 spots within 25 km · 4 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Oued Cherrat3.2 km
- Surf spot · 4.6 km W4.6 km
- Skhirat5.4 km
- Dahomey8.5 km
- Thierry Delbourg Surfboards20.5 km
3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
- WorkauraView on Google
- BasepointView on Google
- SM CoworkingView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- La varenne coffee shopView on Google
- coffee shop N by nawalView on Google
- COFFEE M&HView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- Planète Fitness GymView on Google
- Champions GymView on Google
- Salle de sportView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 87%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
92peak · Jan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
mido-hdo-hdmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
92%87%79%76%76%82%89%85%88%85%95%93%
Water
18°17°18°19°20°23°24°25°23°22°20°18°
Barsless surfablemore
Water3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°Boardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 66% | 55% | 65% | 69% | 88% | 84% | 89% | 88% | 84% | 76% | 63% | 72% |
| Intermediate | 92% | 87% | 86% | 82% | 92% | 81% | 86% | 84% | 89% | 86% | 90% | 92% |
| Advanced | 90% | 90% | 91% | 75% | 71% | 54% | 47% | 48% | 66% | 80% | 88% | 93% |
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Working from here
median 88 Mbps · no known coworking · from $770 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla88 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party28 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$770–$1,460
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,220–$2,060
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Skhirat.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportRabat-Salé Airport
CodeRBA
Distance40 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction