Sidi Kaouki info board

[home] [Morocco] [Morocco Matrix] [Stories] [trips] [films] [local heroes]

[Sidi Kaouki]

Sidi-Kaouki-01-h

Sidi Kaouki quick info

climate:

 

very dry, temperatures in summer around 30o C, in winter around 20o C, water temps around 17 to 20o C year round

winter sees a little bit of rain

wind:

predominantly trade winds, NE in the morning, N in the afternoon, in the main wind season from April to August usually very strong the wind comes side - to sideonshore

 

in the summer months very often the wind is blowing for weeks with force 7 and more every day. Spring sees less wind but offers the best combination of wind and sizable waves for some first class wavesailing

waves:

best season is from Oktober to March, when You get bigger swells from the northwest and west and the winds are very favourable. Only very occasionally some groundswells during offseason.

The large beach has a couple of beachbreaks over sand, a very nice sandbar at the rivermouth down south and a nice right on reef / sand at the Marabout. Allthough it can get big in the winter this is a fun surfing place.

 

best wind direction for surfing is east, mornings are usually calm or offshore

 

works on all tides, mid tide is best

stuff:

There is no shops to get anything You might need. And with the high winds at this spot You will need a lot of spare stuff, so bring enough and a bit more!

windsurfboards

high wind waveboards

sails

3.5 to 5.0

kites

the smallest ones You can get

surfboards:

6´4´´ or longboard

sleep:

there is hostal and a campground at the village, parking Your van at one of the numerous flats is usually no problem as long as You keep a low profile and don´t leave any trash

eat:

only the most basic things are available at a tiny shop in the village, You have to get food and water and what else You need in not far away Essaoira

party:

nope

Sidi-Kaouki-03-h1