TAGHAZOUT BLOG

Over the years Taghazout has changed a lot. What started off as a hippie destination in the sixties has now transformed in to the surf capital of Morocco, but also the main Winter destination for most of Europe’s surfers. When the King Mohamed VI came in to power, he...

As we enter the summer months, it’s always nice to have a bit of a catch up. The guys have been hard at work in spite of it being Ramadam at the moment. This week saw us featured in Flight Network’s top 55 surf destinations in the world. It’s a heck of a bucket list...

This year it has been a tale of one spot really, ANCHOR POINT. Having lived in Morocco for 7 years and travelling back and forwards for a few more years, I have noticed a huge difference in how each season’s swells have worked at the points.

A month ago we arrived, people from all corners of the world centred in this little pocket of Morocco. As a Moroccan newcomer, my first experience of a taxi ride from the airport in a rickety car that was barely holding together, confirmed that this would definitely be a kind of three months different from anything and anywhere else.

In the blazing sunshine Thorny led his band of merry gappies from Taghazout beach for a quick paddle round to Panoramas to start their week of assessments.

Trip south….. Last month the vans were loaded, snacks purchased, playlists (good and bad!!) were prepared and we quit the overwhelming odours of our beloved Taghazout

There was a palpable sense of relief when the Summer came to an end in Taghazout. Don’t get me wrong it is still a lovely place to come and visit during July and August, but it is not the same place that we love.

Taghazout has a new President, a new plan for the village, a fresh new look in blue and white! So now your Morocco surf holidays are not just about pumping right hand waves, but also a cultural experience.

After holding on to a prime plot of land for nearly 8 years, we have decided now is the time to sell it. If you love perfect waves, love sunshine and love the fact that there are now Easyjet flights from London to Essaouira, this could be the perfect spot for you.

Taghazout and local area was looking like it might be a bit flat for a couple of days so Wail and myself made the shout that now would be a good time to go for our second surf trip down to Sidi Ifni! So 7 gappies , 2 instructors and photographer loaded up the vans and travelled south on the search for waves nice and early on Thursday morning.

Anchor’s is still arguably the best spot in Morocco. We have spent hours and hours debating this over and over again. Sure it is pretty hard to look beyond Safi’s barrels (see the blog “Land Of The Perfect Rights” if you don’t know what I am talking about), or even the sheer length of ride that we were able to get up at Draculas last April.

For surfers and for everyone else! Last week I was out in Taghazout, it was a lush trip, great people staying, lovely waves out front on Hash Point and Anchor point was firing. If you ever want to see a spectacle then watching guys surfing Anchors on a big day is as...

Web Steve, our californian tech super master global megamind will be most upset. Anza used to be our stomping ground, no one else would get in the water because it was polluted and we’d get stunning waves, just to ourselves. Sure there was a risk that you might fall...

Taghazout is a funny place, funny in a lot of ways. There are the people, there are the goats, there is the rubbish, there are the surfers, there are the kids, there is the weather, there is even the weird smells. Somehow, they all combine together to make the village...

Three wonderful months are over. And the time has come to say goodbye. Goodbye to foreigners, who became friends. Goodbye to a country that many of us have not visited before. Taghazout has become our home for the last months and leaving it, all our new friends and...

We hit the road in search of waves! Taghazout, whilst renowned for its pumping point breaks is actually quite a sheltered part of the Moroccan coastline facing south, south-west, so it takes either a westerly swell or a big northerly swell to wrap around the points...

If you are thinking about your next surf trip and Morocco is one of the options, look no further. We have prepared a selection of the best surf videos made over the years from pro surf trips, to amateur movie makers, all experiencing the land of the perfect right...