Morocco

Kitesurfing in Essaouira

Name: Essaouira
Address: MA

8 kite spots and kite centres are mapped around Essaouira (Morocco) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), 14 km in a straight line.

Show on the map31.5019, -9.7636

Windiest months: July
Prevailing wind: NNEfrom north-north-east, 22°
Windiest month: 15.3knots on average (7.9 m/s), July
Nearest airport: ESUEssaouira-Mogador Airport, 14 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: July. The prevailing wind blows from the north-north-east (22°).

10.6Jan5.5

11.7Feb6.0

12.1Mar6.2

12.6Apr6.5

13.1May6.7

13.4Jun6.9

15.3Jul7.9

13.5Aug6.9

10.8Sep5.6

9.9Oct5.1

11.0Nov5.7

10.7Dec5.5

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
February	11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
March	12.1 knots · 6.2 m/s
April	12.6 knots · 6.5 m/s
May	13.1 knots · 6.7 m/s
June	13.4 knots · 6.9 m/s
July	15.3 knots · 7.9 m/s
August	13.5 knots · 6.9 m/s
September	10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
October	9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
November	11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
December	10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Spots and schools

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

Ananas Kitesurfing
Kite spotOSM
Plage d'Essaouira
Kite spotOSM
Essaouira Kite Paradise
Kitesurf & Surf School Watersports Center
Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOpening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00OSM
Kitesensation Essaouira
Kitesurf and Surf School In Essaouira
Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOpening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00OSM
NaneaKite - Kitesurf camp & Essaouira kitesurf school
NaneaKite is a premier kitesurf camp, kitesurf, and surf school in Essaouira, Morocco, offering professional kitesurf, surf, and wing foil lessons and immersive camp experiences.
Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOpening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00OSM
UCPA Horizon / Dreamkite
Kite centre or schoolWebsite OSM