Guides, seasons and
straight answers

Everything we get asked before people book — how long it really takes to learn, which month actually suits what you want to do, and where we take beginners when the famous spots are full.

Learning

How many hours does it really take to learn to kitesurf?

The honest number is higher than most schools tell you, and knowing it before you book is the difference between a great week and a frustrating one.

5 min read
Learning

Five lessons in five days beats five lessons in five months

The same five lessons produce completely different surfers depending on how you space them. This is the single biggest thing you control about how fast you improve.

4 min read
Seasons & conditions

Surf or kite in Essaouira? A month-by-month guide

Essaouira is world-class for both, but rarely on the same day. Book the wrong month for the wrong sport and the thing that makes this town famous is the thing that ruins your week.

Essaouira 4 min read
Choosing a trip

What to check before you book a Morocco surf camp

Read enough camp reviews and the same three complaints repeat — and none of them are about the surf. Here is what to ask before you pay a deposit.

4 min read
Safety

Solo female travel on Morocco's surf coast: what it's actually like

The surf villages are among the easiest places in Morocco to travel alone — noticeably calmer than the big cities. Here is the honest picture, without scaremongering or brushing it off.

Tamraght 4 min read
Spots

Taghazout is crowded. Here's where we actually take beginners.

Anchor Point can hold eighty surfers on a good winter day and locals have priority. That is a genuinely bad place to learn — so we teach somewhere else, and here is where.

Tamraght 4 min read
Seasons & conditions

The two months you can do both: surf in the morning, kite in the afternoon

May and September are the only months that reliably give you clean morning waves and a proper afternoon kite session.

Essaouira 3 min read
Spots

Why we sometimes drive you to Sidi Kaouki instead

The bay is sheltered and forgiving, which is why beginners start there — but it is not always the best wave available that day.

Essaouira 3 min read
Choosing a trip

What's included, what isn't, and why we list both

Publishing the exclusions is a trust move most camps will not copy. Here is exactly what each of our camps covers.

3 min read
Choosing a trip

Surf camp or surf lessons? A straight answer for four kinds of traveller

You sell both, so the honest answer routes each reader to the right one instead of the expensive one.

3 min read
Choosing a trip

Group, semi-private or private: what the extra money actually buys

Explained in minutes of instructor attention per hour rather than adjectives.

3 min read
Learning

Learning to surf at 40, 50 or 60 in Morocco

Age is one of the least important factors in learning to surf. Balance and patience matter more than athleticism.

3 min read
Learning

Scared of the ocean? Read this before your first lesson

The five fears that come up most, and what actually happens in a beginner lesson.

3 min read
Spots

Surf etiquette for your first trip: how not to be the person everyone hates

Priority, paddling wide, dropping in, and respecting local surfers — useful, linkable, and it makes our guests better in the water.

3 min read
Practical

How to get to Dakhla from Europe without wasting a day

No direct flights, everything connects inside Morocco, and a missed connection costs you a day of riding.

Dakhla 3 min read
Choosing a trip

Is Dakhla right for you? The honest version

Forty kilometres of flat water and 300+ windy days — and no nightlife, no old town, and nothing to do when the wind drops.

Dakhla 3 min read
Practical

Which wetsuit for Morocco, month by month

Water sits between 16 and 23 °C depending on the season — here is what to wear, and why you do not need to bring one.

3 min read
Practical

Money, tipping and Ramadan: the practical Morocco brief

Cash, card, pourboires, alcohol and how Ramadan changes the day — the answers we send by email fifty times a season.

3 min read
Practical

Travel insurance for kitesurfers: what standard policies don't cover

Most policies exclude kitesurfing unless you upgrade, and gear lost by an airline is the airline's problem, not the insurer's.

3 min read
Choosing a trip

Dakhla vs Tarifa vs El Gouna: where should you actually learn?

The comparison our competitors are too nervous to publish — including where the others genuinely win.

Dakhla 3 min read