Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
Oualidia
Also known as Oualidia, Lagune de Oualidia, L'Oualidia
Beginner
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.3–1 m
Mid tide
A sheltered lagoon halfway between El Jadida and Oualidia town that is Morocco's premier learn-to-surf spot: a small, sand-bottom beach break inside the protected inlet that is safe, mellow and tide-managed. It is genuinely a beginner's wave rather than a destination spot — the lagoon is tiny and shuts down above waist-high — but it is the most accessible place on the Moroccan coast for a first lesson, set among oyster farms and cliffs.
Hazards
Strong CurrentShallow
Conditions
- Best swell
- NW, WNW, W
- Best wind
- E, SE, NE
- Season
- Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.3–1 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 32.7333, -9.0333
Facilities
ParkingCafeSurf SchoolBoard RentalLifeguard
Getting there
Drive to Oualidia town on the R301; park at the lagoon beach and paddle out at the inner sandbar. Surf at higher tide for water depth.