Taghazout · Morocco
Surfing Anchor Point
A right point in Taghazout, Morocco, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Anchor Point is the long right point at the north end of Taghazout and the best-known wave in Morocco. On a solid north-west swell it lines up along the rocks for several hundred metres, with walls you can turn on all the way down.
It needs a proper winter swell to start working, and it holds a lot of size. You paddle out from the rocks at the top of the point, which takes some timing when sets are coming through. There are sea urchins on the rocks, so booties help.
From October to March it's busy most good days, with local surfers, people from the surf camps and travellers who have been in Taghazout for weeks. Early mornings are calmer before the wind comes up.
When to surf
Anchor Point
Anchor Point is at its best from October to March. Conditions it likes: NW swell, NE offshore wind, low tide.
October to March: Prime
North-west groundswell, morning offshores, the points work
April to May: Good
Smaller swells, warmer water and fewer people
June to August: Quiet
Small and windy; the beaches still work for learning
The year across Taghazout & Imsouane
Waves near Anchor Point
Mysteries
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Hash Point
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Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Rooms with a view of Anchor Point go first in winter. Book a week or two ahead from December to March.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Taghazout guide.
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