Safi · Morocco
Surfing Lalla Fatna
A beach break in Safi, Morocco, for beginner and intermediate surfers.
Lalla Fatna is a beach below high cliffs north of Safi, with waves breaking both ways along the sand. The tide doesn't change it much, and it works year-round.
It's a good place for improvers when Safi's point is too big, and on good days it gets busy with surfers from Safi. The steep road down to the beach is part of the trip.
There are a couple of cafés at the bottom in summer, and Safi is about twenty minutes south.
When to surf
Lalla Fatna
Lalla Fatna is at its best from year-round. Conditions it likes: NW swell, SE wind, all tides.
November to February: Prime
Big north-west swells, Safi's point at its best
October to April: Good
Smaller swells; beaches and Oualidia good
May to September: Quiet
Small and windy, busy beaches in summer
The year across Safi & Oualidia
Waves near Lalla Fatna
Safi (Le Jardin)
10 kmSafi · Right Point · Advanced / Pro
Oualidia
41 kmOualidia & El Jadida · Beach Break · Beginner / Intermediate
Essaouira Beach
112 kmEssaouira · Beach Break · Beginner / Intermediate
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Safi has basic hotels in town and very few options near the waves. Most surfers come for a few days when a big swell is forecast and then move on, or stay in Oualidia, about an hour north.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Safi guide.
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