Safi · Morocco
Surfing Safi (Le Jardin)
A right point in Safi, Morocco, for advanced and pro surfers.
Safi's main wave, known as Le Jardin after the public garden on the cliff above, is a long, hollow right that breaks over a rocky shelf just north of the town. On a big winter swell it's one of the best barrels in Africa.
It needs a solid north-west to west swell and offshore wind, which usually means winter mornings. The takeoff is steep and the reef is shallow, so it's for expert surfers only. At bigger sizes it becomes a big-wave spot.
Safi is an industrial port town and not a pretty place to stay, but surfers come for this wave alone.
When to surf
Safi (Le Jardin)
Safi (Le Jardin) is at its best from October to March. Conditions it likes: Big NW-W swell, E-SE wind.
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 Safi (Le Jardin)
Lalla Fatna
10 kmSafi · Beach Break · Beginner / Intermediate
Oualidia
51 kmOualidia & El Jadida · Beach Break · Beginner / Intermediate
Essaouira Beach
102 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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