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Mirleft surf guide

Quiet southern Moroccan town with a string of coves and reef peaks, far from the crowds of Taghazout.

Location

Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco (29.5800, -10.0400)

Best season

Oct – Mar: October, November, December, January, February, March

Water temperature

17–22°C (shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest))

Waves

Beach break, Reef break

Suits

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Mirleft

• Mirleft: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces NW (offshore wind from the SE), best at low to mid tide. Suits all levels. (29.5932, -10.0391)

Where to stay in Mirleft

37 places to stay within 10 km: 22 hotel, 4 camp site, 4 guest house, 3 holiday rental, 2 villa, 1 surf camp, 1 hostel. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Surf camps: Mirleft surf camp.

Hostels: __thelineup.

Cafés, food and surf shops

4 cafés and bakeries, 10 restaurants and bars, 7 surf schools and 1 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Surf & Flow Mirleft, Biscou Surf School, Plage Imin Tourga, Mirleft Surf School, Mirleft Plage Escalier, Allma Ocean House, Sidi El Ouafi.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Mirleft?

The best surf season in Mirleft is Oct – Mar (October, November, December, January, February, March). The sea ranges from 17°C to 22°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Mirleft?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Mirleft's best spot were good or better most often in December (68% of days, 37% great), November (71% of days, 27% great) and October (69% of days, 22% great), and least often in July (10%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Mirleft?

Water temperature in Mirleft is 17–22°C: shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest).

Is Mirleft good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Mirleft suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Mirleft.

What are the surf spots in Mirleft?

Mirleft has 1 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Mirleft (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces NW (offshore wind from the SE), best at low to mid tide).

Where should surfers stay in Mirleft?

Swell Cabin lists 37 places to stay within 10 km of Mirleft, including 1 surf camps such as Mirleft surf camp, 1 hostels, 4 guesthouses and homestays, 5 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the surf forecast for Mirleft this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Mirleft and each of its 1 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/mirleft: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in Mirleft?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Mirleft weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times (approximate: there is no tide gauge near the town).

Is the Mirleft surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Mirleft is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 36 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-25, typically 52 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 100% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-05.

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Mirleft?

Trust in this page's data is medium (55/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 1 spots fully verified, 1 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in Mirleft?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Mirleft yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

Where can I take surf lessons in Mirleft?

Surf schools in and around Mirleft include Surf & Flow Mirleft, Biscou Surf School, Plage Imin Tourga, Mirleft Surf School, Mirleft Plage Escalier and Allma Ocean House.

Nearby surf towns

• Tamraght, Morocco (best Oct – Mar)
• Taghazout, Morocco (best Oct – Mar)
• Imsouane, Morocco (best Oct – Apr)
• Sidi Kaouki, Morocco (best Oct – Mar)
• Safi, Morocco (best Nov – Mar)
• Elands Bay, South Africa (best Mar – Sep)

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