Best month · 05 / 12
Kitesurfing in Morocco in May
Short answer
In May the windiest Moroccan spots in the dataset are Dakhla (81% of days ≥ 12 kn, mean 14.6 kn), Tarfaya (64%, 13.4 kn) and Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (56%, 12.7 kn). The least windy is Taghazout (1%). Offshore sea temperature ranges from 17.5 to 19.6 °C across the 8 Moroccan sea points.
May 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
- 81%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 52%
- Avg wind
- 14.6 kn
- Main direction
- N 69%
- Sea temp.
- 19.2 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.3 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 64%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 32%
- Avg wind
- 13.4 kn
- Main direction
- N 77%
- Sea temp.
- 19.6 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.3 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 56%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 36%
- Avg wind
- 12.7 kn
- Main direction
- N 71%
- Sea temp. (Essaouira)
- 17.5 °C
- Offshore waves (Essaouira)
- 1.7 m
- Sea temp. (Moulay Bouzerktoun)
- 17.5 °C
- Offshore waves (Moulay Bouzerktoun)
- 1.6 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 54%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 32%
- Avg wind
- 12.7 kn
- Main direction
- N 74%
- Sea temp.
- 17.6 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.5 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 40%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 13%
- Avg wind
- 11.2 kn
- Main direction
- N 60%
- Sea temp.
- 17.5 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.5 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 34%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 17%
- Avg wind
- 10.4 kn
- Main direction
- NW 52%
- Sea temp.
- 17.7 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.8 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 26%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 10%
- Avg wind
- 9.5 kn
- Main direction
- E 51%
- Sea temp.
- 18.4 °C
- Offshore waves
- 0.8 m
- Days ≥ 12 kn
- 1%
- Days ≥ 15 kn
- 0%
- Avg wind
- 6.5 kn
- Main direction
- W 67%
- Sea temp.
- 19.1 °C
- Offshore waves
- 1.1 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 | 81% | 52% | 14.6 | N 69% | 19.2 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Tarfaya | 64% | 32% | 13.4 | N 77% | 19.6 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun | 56% | 36% | 12.7 | N 71% | 17.5 · 17.5 | 1.7 · 1.6 |
| 4 | Sidi Kaouki | 54% | 32% | 12.7 | N 74% | 17.6 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Oualidia | 40% | 13% | 11.2 | N 60% | 17.5 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Imsouane(surf spot) | 34% | 17% | 10.4 | NW 52% | 17.7 | 1.8 |
| 7 | Tarifa † | 26% | 10% | 9.5 | E 51% | 18.4 | 0.8 |
| 8 | Taghazout(surf spot) | 1% | 0% | 6.5 | W 67% | 19.1 | 1.1 |
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.