ESU / RAK · BAY SOUTH END · PAST THE FOOTBALL PITCHES
EssaouiraALIZÉS APR -> OCT
The wind city of Morocco's Atlantic coast: a 3 km sickle bay whose kite zone sits at the southern end, in front of the historic ION Club – Ocean Vagabond center facing the Mogador islands, with Explora Watersports on the same south corniche and Villa Quieta 150 m behind the sand. The medina and its riads are a 30-minute beach walk north — atmospheric, but not on the spot.
Stay & learn on the spot
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Hotels on the water · 1 LIVE
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Villa Quieta
The villa hotel of the south corniche: garden, pool, and the beach with its kite centre 150 m away. Medina at 15-20 min for dinner — gear walk of 2 min.
To the centre
150 M
Pool
GARDEN
Medina
15-20 MIN STROLL
Kite schools on the beach · 2 LIVE
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Explora Watersports
The family-run school of the south corniche since 2009, with its own dedicated rescue boat on the bay — kite, surf and more.
Since
2009
Rescue boat
OWN
Beach
SOUTH CORNICHE
Essaouira in motion ▶ YOUTUBE
7-day wind forecast
SPOT: ESSAOUIRA BAY (SOUTH END) · UPDATED DAILY
Essaouira Bay (south end) · Essaouira STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
21KTS · GUST 40
NNE · 9m
GO TUE
21.07
18KTS · GUST 36
NNE · 10m
GO WED
22.07
18KTS · GUST 34
N · 10m
GO THU
23.07
17KTS · GUST 33
N · 10m
GO FRI
24.07
19KTS · GUST 38
NNE · 10m
GO SAT
25.07
20KTS · GUST 40
NNE · 9m
GO SUN
26.07
18KTS · GUST 35
NNE · 10m
GO GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
The Kitesurf Camp verdict Essaouira gives you a working wind town, not a resort: gnawa music in the medina, camels on the beach, and a kite zone that blows all summer in a wetsuit. Sleep at the south end near the centers — the romantic riads cost you a 30-minute walk with your gear every session.
Spot spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 07.20
Wind · Season
Alizés + thermal, Apr-Oct: 16-22 kts spring, 20-35 kts Jul-AugSTEADY SIDE-ONSHORE
Zone
South end past the football pitches, away from swimmers
Water
Choppy bay, waves toward the islands, shallow near the centerWIDE SAND AT LOW TIDE
Water temp
17-20°C year-round (Canary Current)3/2 WETSUIT SUMMER
Level
First tack near the center → waves at the south hook
Watch out
Medina riads = ~2 km from the launch · Moulay = windsurf wave turf
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