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Safi surf guide

Industrial port city with one of the world's best right-hand barrels just south of town, at its best on big winter swells.

Location

Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco (32.2994, -9.2372)

Best season

Nov – Mar: November, December, January, February, March

Water temperature

16–21°C (shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 4/3 mm (coldest))

Waves

Reef break, Point break

Suits

Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Safi

• Safi: Point break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE), best at low tide. Long, heavy right-hand point with barrels; needs a big NW swell. Experts only. (32.3197, -9.2583)

Where to stay in Safi

32 places to stay within 10 km: 23 hotel, 4 guest house, 1 holiday rental, 1 surf camp, 1 camp site, 1 caravan site, 1 resort. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Surf camps: Safi Surf Camp.

Cafés, food and surf shops

92 cafés and bakeries, 61 restaurants and bars, 6 surf schools and 0 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Lalla Fatna Safi, Rass Lafaa Spot, Safi Surf Club, Jamosurf.lalafatna, Wave & Chill, Ras lef3a.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Safi?

The best surf season in Safi is Nov – Mar (November, December, January, February, March). The sea ranges from 16°C to 21°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Safi?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Safi's best spot were good or better most often in December (78% of days, 46% great), February (74% of days, 47% great) and January (68% of days, 41% great), and least often in June (2%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Safi?

Water temperature in Safi is 16–21°C: shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 4/3 mm (coldest).

Is Safi good for beginner surfers?

Safi is better for advanced surfers.

What are the surf spots in Safi?

Safi has 1 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Safi (Point break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE), best at low tide).

Where should surfers stay in Safi?

Swell Cabin lists 32 places to stay within 10 km of Safi, including 1 surf camps such as Safi Surf Camp, 4 guesthouses and homestays, 1 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the surf forecast for Safi this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Safi and each of its 1 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/safi: 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 Safi?

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 Safi 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 Safi surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Safi is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 35 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 60 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 Safi?

Trust in this page's data is medium (75/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 1 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 Safi?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Safi 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 Safi?

Surf schools in and around Safi include Lalla Fatna Safi, Rass Lafaa Spot, Safi Surf Club, Jamosurf.lalafatna, Wave & Chill and Ras lef3a.

Nearby surf towns

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

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