Surfing Boilers & Tamri

Right Reef · Best Oct-Mar · 3-8 ft · Crowd 3/5

WNW swell, E offshore wind

Boilers is a fast right reef near Cap Ghir, about 25 minutes north of Taghazout. It's named after the rusty boiler of an old shipwreck that sits on the reef and marks the takeoff.

It's one of the most consistent waves in the area and picks up more swell than Taghazout. The takeoff is steep and the wave is quick, with hollow sections on good days. The rips are strong and the reef is rocky, so it's for confident surfers.

It's one of the first places to check when the swell is small around Taghazout, because it picks up more than the bays to the south. In winter the north wind can blow it out by midday, so go early.

There's nothing at the spot itself, so bring water and food. Most surfers come up for the day from Taghazout or Tamraght, often combined with Tamri, a beach break a few minutes north.

Right Reef · Best Nov-Mar · 3-8 ft · Crowd 2/5

W swell, E offshore wind

Draculas is a fast right over reef north of Taghazout, near the lighthouse at Cap Ghir, named after its sharp reef, which can hide just under the surface. It needs a west or north-west swell and offshore wind, and on those days it's fast and hollow.

The reef is shallow and the rips are strong. It's for experienced surfers only, and a good place to watch from the cliff if you're not sure.

It's at its best from November to March, and booties are a good idea. Boilers is close by.

Beach Break · Best Year-round · 2-8 ft · Crowd 1/5

NW swell, E wind, low tide

Tamri is a long beach at a river mouth north of Cap Ghir, with banana plantations behind it. It picks up more swell than anywhere around Taghazout, so it's usually bigger, and it's the place to check when the points are flat.

There are lefts and rights along the beach, best at low tide. It's rarely crowded. On big days it gets powerful, but on smaller days improvers can surf it too.

It's the place to check when the points around Taghazout are small. There's nothing at the beach, so bring water and food, and roadside stalls on the way sell bananas from the plantations. Boilers and Draculas are a few minutes south.