Best month · 02 / 12
Kitesurfing in Morocco in February
Short answer
In February the windiest Moroccan spots in the dataset are Dakhla (57% of days ≥ 12 kn, mean 12.7 kn), Tarfaya (49%, 12.4 kn) and Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (34%, 10.2 kn). The least windy is Taghazout (2%). Offshore sea temperature ranges from 16.9 to 17.9 °C across the 8 Moroccan sea points.
February ranking
Ranked by share of days whose mean daytime wind reaches 12 knots, then by mean wind. Wind: ERA5 2015–2024. Sea: offshore means 2022–2024.
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 57%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 29%
- Avg wind
- 12.7 kn
- Main direction
- NE 44%
- Sea temp.
- 17.8 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.4 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 49%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 29%
- Avg wind
- 12.4 kn
- Main direction
- N 45%
- Sea temp.
- 17.9 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.3 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 45%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 24%
- Avg wind
- 11.2 kn
- Main direction
- E 47%
- Sea temp.
- 16.5 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.3 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 34%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 18%
- Avg wind
- 10.2 kn
- Main direction
- N 43%
- Sea temp. (Essaouira)
- 17.0 °C
- Offshore waves (Essaouira)
- 2.1 m
- Sea temp. (Moulay Bouzerktoun)
- 17.0 °C
- Offshore waves (Moulay Bouzerktoun)
- 2.0 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 33%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 19%
- Avg wind
- 9.9 kn
- Main direction
- N 59%
- Sea temp.
- 16.9 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.8 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 19%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 9%
- Avg wind
- 8.2 kn
- Main direction
- N 55%
- Sea temp.
- 17.0 °C
- Offshore waves
- 2.0 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 18%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 6%
- Avg wind
- 8.6 kn
- Main direction
- NE 40%
- Sea temp.
- 17.3 °C
- Offshore waves
- 2.1 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 2%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 0%
- Avg wind
- 5.6 kn
- Main direction
- NW 37%
- Sea temp.
- 17.2 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.2 m
Ranked by share of days whose mean daytime wind reaches 12 knots, then by mean wind. Wind: ERA5 2015–2024. Sea: offshore means 2022–2024.
| Rank | Spot | Days ≥ 12 kn | Days ≥ 15 kn | Avg wind (kn) | Main direction | Sea temp. (°C) | Offshore waves (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakhla | 57% | 29% | 12.7 | NE 44% | 17.8 | 1.4 |
| 2 | Tarfaya | 49% | 29% | 12.4 | N 45% | 17.9 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Tarifa † | 45% | 24% | 11.2 | E 47% | 16.5 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun | 34% | 18% | 10.2 | N 43% | 17.0 · 17.0 | 2.1 · 2.0 |
| 5 | Sidi Kaouki | 33% | 19% | 9.9 | N 59% | 16.9 | 1.8 |
| 6 | Imsouane(surf spot) | 19% | 9% | 8.2 | N 55% | 17.0 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Oualidia | 18% | 6% | 8.6 | NE 40% | 17.3 | 2.1 |
| 8 | Taghazout(surf spot) | 2% | 0% | 5.6 | NW 37% | 17.2 | 1.2 |
Essaouira and Moulay Bouzerktoun share one ERA5 grid cell, so they are one row for wind; sea and waves are given for each of their two sea points (Essaouira · Moulay Bouzerktoun). † Tarifa (Spain): comparison only, ERA5 strongly underestimates its Levante. Main direction: most frequent sector among hours ≥ 8 knots. Dakhla: sea values are ocean-side, not in the lagoon.
In context
All year, all spots
Share of days (%) whose mean daytime wind reaches 12 knots, by spot and month (ERA5, 2015–2024).
| Spot | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oualidia | 11 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 50 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Moulay Bouzerktoun * | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 75 | 64 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| Essaouira | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 75 | 64 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| Sidi Kaouki | 28 | 33 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 57 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| Imsouane | 16 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Taghazout | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tarfaya | 41 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 93 | 82 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
| Dakhla | 50 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 76 | 82 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Tarifa † | 30 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 27 |
Values in %. * Same ERA5 grid cell as Essaouira (identical numbers). † Tarifa (Spain), comparison only: ERA5 strongly underestimates the Levante.