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Surf spot guide · South Morocco, Morocco
Sectiony right-hand reef south of Cap Ghir that wakes up when winter swells push past Killers and Anchors.
Desert Point is not one wave but a 1.6km stretch of low cliffs holding at least three separate right-hand sections breaking over uneven reef and sand south of Cap Ghir. Sheltered in the lee of the cape, it runs roughly half the size of nearby Killers and Anchor Point, so it needs a solid W to N groundswell to swing into the bay before it lights up. Picture-perfect on the right day, the reality is that waves often hold back, then suddenly section or close out, with rides over 200m rare on more westerly directions. Low tide offers the cleanest walls; at high it gets fat and entry shifts to picking a slot along the rocky shelves below the cliffs. The first outside section is the easiest entry, with roadside parking above the bay and a short track down to the sand and a paddle-out behind a rock cluster. Two more pull-outs further south reach the other sections but mean longer walks. Once a quiet corner of the Taghazout coast, it now draws van-trippers and improvers when the bigger spots are maxed.
Occasional traveler, clean lines when Taghazout's chaos peaks nearby.
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Consistent, powerful righthander south of Cap Rhir lighthouse named after a wrecked ship boiler on the rocks.
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World-class Taghazout right-hand point that sucks up every N to W swell and runs through powerful, sectioning walls.
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Sucky right-hand reef and sand peak on the Taghazout headland, deceptively long with the odd barrel on clean NW swell.
+9 MORE →Regularly busy when winter swells sweep through and the heavier spots up the coast are unsurfable, with van-trippers parked above the cliffs adding to the lineup. Outside those windows it thins out fast.
Cliff-backed van-tripper outpost
Best on bigger winter W to N groundswells when Killers and Anchors are maxed
Aim for low tide for the cleanest walls, high tide gets fat and harder to enter
Use the first northern parking pull-out for the easiest paddle-out behind the rock cluster
Take it slow on the rutted drop off the main road into the parking areas
Coffee vans and food sellers work the cliff-top viewing gallery but there are no real facilities
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Regularly busy when winter swells sweep through and the heavier spots up the coast are unsurfable, with van-trippers parked above the cliffs adding to the lineup. Outside those windows it thins out fast.
Cliff-backed van-tripper outpost
Free roadside parking in pull-outs along the cliff above the bay. The first outside section has the easiest entry, a short track down to the sand and a paddle-out from behind a cluster of rocks. Two more parking areas further south reach the other sections but require longer walks. At high tide entry shifts to picking a clean slot between the shelves at the foot of the cliffs. Watch for a rutted drop off the main road into the parking pull-outs.
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