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Surf spot guide · South Morocco, Morocco
50km of empty sand south of Sidi Ifni with shifting peaks and effectively no other surfers in the water.
Plage Blanche is a 50 kilometre stretch of pale sand on Morocco's deep south coast, between Sidi Ifni and the Saharan provinces. There is no single named peak here. The wave is whatever the day's sandbars produce: short beach-break A-frames running 0.3 to 1.2 metres, breaking over sand in waist to head-high range when a SW through N swell finds a clean bank. Quality is average and the wave is short, but the trade-off is total emptiness. The crowd score sits at the floor of the scale because most days the lineup is one car park, one truck, and maybe one surfer. Access is the filter. The easiest approach is from Goulimine inland, with a southern alternative via the old fort at Aoreora. Either way it is a long drive across semi-desert tracks that demand a 4x4 and self-sufficiency. South easterly winds groom the faces. There are no facilities, no lifeguards, no shops, and effectively no rescue infrastructure for the length of the beach.
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Effectively zero crowd, essentially 'Solo Surfing'. The 50km length means anyone you do see is easily avoided by driving five minutes up or down the sand.
Empty Saharan beach
Bring a 4x4 - the access tracks across semi-desert are not passable in a standard car
Approach from Goulimine for the easiest route, or from the south via the old fort at Aoreora
Carry fuel, water, and food for the full trip - there is nothing along the beach itself
Walk or drive the sand looking for the day's working bank rather than expecting a fixed peak
South easterly winds clean up the faces best
HAZARDS · KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE
Reached by long unsealed tracks across semi-desert terrain that require a 4x4. The standard approach is inland from Goulimine. An alternative southern entry goes via the old fort at Aoreora. There are no formal car parks, no fuel stops, and no facilities on the beach itself - bring everything you need.
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