Hotel Dakhla Club
Bungalows with full board, a freshwater pool and a hammam, right beside the KBC centre at PK 28.
Morocco
Apr · 77% rideableWhat it's actually like
Windsurfers, Dakhla Attitude runs lessons and rental on about 45 km of flat lagoon. The trade blows all year, peaks from May to September at around nine days in ten, and July is the pick at 95 per cent.
Marhaba, hello and welcome, to Dakhla. The town sits on the Atlantic coast beside a lagoon with about 45 km of flat water, and the kite centres line its shore. KBC is at Point de Dragon, PK 28, about 40 minutes from the airport. The wind is the north to north-east trade, sideshore from the left inside the lagoon. Most riders start at the lagoon frontage in front of the camps, with space and standing water.
It blows all year. Since 2017, every month has had at least seven days in ten clearing 12 knots for three daylight hours or more. May to September is the peak at around nine in ten, with July the pick at 95 per cent. November is the quietest month, at seven days in ten. The wind is usually lighter in the morning and picks up with the afternoon thermal, often from around 2pm. It peaks at around 35 knots in the strongest months. Summer here is properly lit.
The Speed Spot is the butter-flat one, best at low tide. The White Dune sits opposite the ION Club centre, a must for experienced kitesurfers. You can reach it by kite or wing at high tide. ION Club also runs 4x4 departures every day for the open sea beyond it. Oum Lamboiur, about 30 minutes from the lagoon, is the Atlantic wave spot. There the wind blows side to side-onshore, a few knots lighter than inside the lagoon, and the break is over 2 m even in summer.
At KBC the walk to the water is 50 metres at high tide and 140 metres at low tide. At high tide the standing area runs up to 300 metres wide, shrinking at low tide. The bottom is fine sand, so wear neoprene shoes: shell fragments hide in it in places. KBC runs its White Dune downwind only at high tide in a north wind. Otherwise the dune is not surrounded by water, and the rescue boat cannot go with it. Check the tide before you choose where to ride.
Rules and safety. Treat the wind at the Speed Spot as offshore. The Speed Spot is not a standing area, and KBC’s rescue boat does not operate there. KBC takes riders there only at low tide in a north wind, at VDWS Level 5 or above, with self-rescue. In the lagoon most schools run rescue boats every day. Ride in known zones, especially early in a trip, and do not push conditions when you are tired. Watch for rocks as you approach the point at Oum Lamboiur, a spot for advanced riders.
KBC teaches kitesurfing and wingfoiling from the lagoon at PK 28, with rental and a rescue boat. ION Club teaches and rents kite and wing kit from its centre opposite the White Dune. Dakhla Attitude runs kite, wing and windsurf lessons and rental with its own accommodation. With flat water and plenty of standing room, the lagoon suits first-timers with a school as well as freestylers. Downwinders run from the lagoon to the White Dune, the oyster farm or Dakhla town, and you arrange the pickup through your accommodation.
Royal Air Maroc flies daily from Europe to Dakhla (VIL), most aircraft with a short stop-over in Casablanca or Marrakech. There are direct flights from Paris-Orly, Madrid and Gran Canaria, some of them seasonal. Typical kites run from about 7 to 12 m² with the season and your weight. Pack a long wetsuit for all year, with a shorty also fine in summer. The lagoon is around 22 to 24°C from May to October and 17 to 19°C from November to April.
Trade winds Jan to Nov. Trades: steady north-easterly wind on 60% or more of days, from our wind record.
LevelNot checked yet
Flat water and plenty of standing room in the lagoon.
LevelBody dragger to kiteloop
Flat lagoon with standing room to learn; the Speed Spot needs VDWS level 5.
LevelNot checked yet
Flat lagoon with room to stand, and a high-tide ride over to the White Dune.
WaterMillpond to head-high
Flat and shallow at low tide, choppy at high tide, Atlantic waves at Oum Lamboiur.
WaterMillpond to head-high
Glassy at low tide, choppier at high; Atlantic waves wait at Oum Lamboiur.
WaterMillpond to head-high
Glassy and shallow at low tide, deeper with chop at high tide: check before foiling.
LaunchBarefoot
Fine sand flats; shell fragments hide in places, so wear neoprene shoes.
LaunchBarefoot
Fine sand flats, but shell fragments hide in it, so wear neoprene shoes.
LaunchBarefoot
Fine sand to launch from; neoprene shoes help where shell fragments hide in places.
WetsuitShorty
Sea about 20 °C in April: a shorty, plus a long sleeve on windy days.
WetsuitShorty
Sea about 20 °C in April: a shorty, plus a long sleeve on windy days.
WetsuitShorty
Sea about 20 °C in April: a shorty, plus a long sleeve on windy days.
AprèsA bar or two
1 bar and 19 places to eat within 5 km: a cold one, then bed.
AprèsA bar or two
1 bar and 19 places to eat within 5 km: a cold one, then bed.
AprèsA bar or two
1 bar and 19 places to eat within 5 km: a cold one, then bed.
CostMid
Kite or wing kit by the day at two kite camps, cheaper on longer hires.
CostMid
Kite rental runs €55 to €80 a day, full set, at the camps.
CostMid
Dakhla Camp rents a full wing foil set for €95 a day.
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Flattest water at low tide, in an offshore wind.
For kite. Directions: Google Maps · Apple Maps
Atlantic wave spot about 30 minutes from the lagoon.
For kite. Directions: Google Maps · Apple Maps
Full details for every place are in the Pocket Guide.
Bungalows with full board, a freshwater pool and a hammam, right beside the KBC centre at PK 28.
Several room and camp categories, with its own kite, wing and windsurf centre on site.
Bungalows with solar panels at the water’s edge, opposite the White Dune. ION Club’s centre is in the grounds, and there is an infinity pool.
Beachfront chalets on the lagoon with ION Club’s Oasis212 centre on site, plus Duotone rental and storage.
Bungalows and villas on stilts on Lassarga beach, 20 minutes’ drive from Dakhla town. ION Club’s Lassarga centre is two minutes’ walk away, and there are lockers on site for your kit.
Bungalows for up to three a few metres from the lagoon, the deluxe row facing the water. Kite lessons come from certified instructors on Peter Lynn kit.
Lagoon bungalow hotel with kite and wing courses, rental and storage for your kit, and host of the Dakhla Downwind Challenge.
Bungalows and a suite about 100 m from the lagoon, with a pool and a restaurant. Full-board kite and wing weeks with IKO instructors, radio helmets, a safety boat and secure kit boxes for your gear on the spot.
Kite and wing courses on the lagoon at PK 28, with a rescue boat out on the water.
Kite and wing lessons opposite the White Dune, with the dune right in front of you.
Kite, wing and windsurf lessons at the hotel’s own centre, so your room and your lesson are in the same place.
ION Club centre at Ocean Vagabond on Lassarga beach, open daily 10am to 7pm all year. Flat water April to October, waves November to March.
ION Club centre at Oasis212 on the lagoon, teaching kite and wing on Duotone kit.
Kite and wing rental, plus storage and a compressor, all at the centre.
Kite and wing rental opposite the White Dune, so you can rig and head straight out.
Rental and day lockers just two minutes from the water on Lassarga beach.
Duotone kite and wing rental and storage right on the lagoon at Oasis212.
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Pocket Guide
Everything you need on the beach in one PDF. Save it to your phone and it works with no signal.
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Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 30 rideable days in May Photo: dronepicr
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Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 30 rideable days in Jun Photo: dronepicr
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Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 31 rideable days in Jul Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 31 rideable days in Jul Photo: Kirt Edblom
Pozo Izquierdo Canary Islands, Spain 30 rideable days in Jul Photo: Nathalie Cools
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 30 rideable days in Jul Photo: dronepicr Spots that blow in August for kite.
Sakalava Bay Diego Suarez, Madagascar 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Chirocca77
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Fabiobarros
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
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Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Otávio Nogueira
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Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Oct Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Oct Photo: Fabiobarros
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 31 rideable days in Oct Photo: Otávio Nogueira
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Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Nov Photo: Fabiobarros
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Nov Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 29 rideable days in Nov Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Lancelin Western Australia, Australia 27 rideable days in Nov Photo: Bahnfrend Spots that blow in December for kite.
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Dec Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 30 rideable days in Dec Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 29 rideable days in Dec Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Dec Photo: Fabiobarros Spots that blow in January for windsurf.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 29 rideable days in Jan Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lancelin Western Australia, Australia 28 rideable days in Jan Photo: Bahnfrend
Bulabog, Boracay Western Visayas, Philippines 26 rideable days in Jan Photo: Roman Nuritdinov
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Bulabog, Boracay Western Visayas, Philippines 25 rideable days in Feb Photo: Roman Nuritdinov
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 24 rideable days in Feb Photo: dronepicr
Tiree Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom 24 rideable days in Feb Photo: Gordon Hatton
Sal, Kite Beach Sal, Cape Verde 24 rideable days in Feb Photo: Tbo47 Spots that blow in March for windsurf.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 29 rideable days in Mar Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 26 rideable days in Mar Photo: dronepicr
Sal, Kite Beach Sal, Cape Verde 25 rideable days in Mar Photo: Tbo47
Bulabog, Boracay Western Visayas, Philippines 25 rideable days in Mar Photo: Roman Nuritdinov
Lancelin Western Australia, Australia 24 rideable days in Mar Photo: Bahnfrend Spots that blow in April for windsurf.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 29 rideable days in Apr Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 25 rideable days in Apr Photo: dronepicr
Sal, Kite Beach Sal, Cape Verde 25 rideable days in Apr Photo: Tbo47
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 22 rideable days in Apr Photo: Kirt Edblom Spots that blow in May for windsurf.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 31 rideable days in May Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 29 rideable days in May Photo: dronepicr
Sakalava Bay Diego Suarez, Madagascar 28 rideable days in May Photo: Chirocca77
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 27 rideable days in May Photo: Kirt Edblom Spots that blow in June for windsurf.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 30 rideable days in Jun Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Kalpitiya North Western, Sri Lanka 30 rideable days in Jun Photo: Chanaka Palliyaguru
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 30 rideable days in Jun Photo: dronepicr
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 29 rideable days in Jun Photo: Kirt Edblom Spots that blow in July for windsurf.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 31 rideable days in Jul Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 30 rideable days in Jul Photo: Kirt Edblom
Pozo Izquierdo Canary Islands, Spain 30 rideable days in Jul Photo: Nathalie Cools
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 30 rideable days in Jul Photo: dronepicr Spots that blow in August for windsurf.
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Aug Photo: Fabiobarros
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 30 rideable days in Aug Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Sakalava Bay Diego Suarez, Madagascar 30 rideable days in Aug Photo: Chirocca77 Spots that blow in September for windsurf.
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Fabiobarros
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Sakalava Bay Diego Suarez, Madagascar 29 rideable days in Sep Photo: Chirocca77 Spots that blow in October for windsurf.
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Oct Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 30 rideable days in Oct Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Oct Photo: Fabiobarros
Cumbuco Ceará, Brazil 27 rideable days in Oct Photo: Otávio Nogueira Spots that blow in November for windsurf.
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Nov Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Nov Photo: Fabiobarros
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 28 rideable days in Nov Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Lancelin Western Australia, Australia 26 rideable days in Nov Photo: Bahnfrend Spots that blow in December for windsurf.
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Dec Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 28 rideable days in Dec Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 28 rideable days in Dec Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 27 rideable days in Dec Photo: Fabiobarros Spots that blow in January for wing.
Lancelin Western Australia, Australia 29 rideable days in Jan Photo: Bahnfrend
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 29 rideable days in Jan Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Bulabog, Boracay Western Visayas, Philippines 28 rideable days in Jan Photo: Roman Nuritdinov
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 27 rideable days in Jan Photo: dronepicr Spots that blow in February for wing.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 27 rideable days in Feb Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 26 rideable days in Feb Photo: dronepicr
Sal, Kite Beach Sal, Cape Verde 26 rideable days in Feb Photo: Tbo47
Bulabog, Boracay Western Visayas, Philippines 26 rideable days in Feb Photo: Roman Nuritdinov
Tiree Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom 25 rideable days in Feb Photo: Gordon Hatton Spots that blow in March for wing.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 30 rideable days in Mar Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Bulabog, Boracay Western Visayas, Philippines 28 rideable days in Mar Photo: Roman Nuritdinov
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 28 rideable days in Mar Photo: dronepicr
Sal, Kite Beach Sal, Cape Verde 27 rideable days in Mar Photo: Tbo47
Lancelin Western Australia, Australia 26 rideable days in Mar Photo: Bahnfrend Spots that blow in April for wing.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 29 rideable days in Apr Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 28 rideable days in Apr Photo: dronepicr
Sal, Kite Beach Sal, Cape Verde 27 rideable days in Apr Photo: Tbo47 Spots that blow in May for wing.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 31 rideable days in May Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 30 rideable days in May Photo: dronepicr
Sal, Kite Beach Sal, Cape Verde 29 rideable days in May Photo: Tbo47
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 28 rideable days in May Photo: Kirt Edblom Spots that blow in June for wing.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 30 rideable days in Jun Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Lac Bay Sorobon, Bonaire 30 rideable days in Jun Photo: dronepicr
Kalpitiya North Western, Sri Lanka 30 rideable days in Jun Photo: Chanaka Palliyaguru
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 29 rideable days in Jun Photo: Kirt Edblom Spots that blow in July for wing.
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 31 rideable days in Jul Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Kanaha Hawaii, United States 31 rideable days in Jul Photo: Kirt Edblom
Pozo Izquierdo Canary Islands, Spain 30 rideable days in Jul Photo: Nathalie Cools
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Sakalava Bay Diego Suarez, Madagascar 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Chirocca77
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Fabiobarros
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 31 rideable days in Aug Photo: Otávio Nogueira Spots that blow in September for wing.
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Fabiobarros
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Cumbuco Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Sep Photo: Otávio Nogueira Spots that blow in October for wing.
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Oct Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 31 rideable days in Oct Photo: Fabiobarros
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 31 rideable days in Oct Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Cumbuco Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Oct Photo: Otávio Nogueira Spots that blow in November for wing.
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Nov Photo: Fabiobarros
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Nov Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 29 rideable days in Nov Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Lancelin Western Australia, Australia 27 rideable days in Nov Photo: Bahnfrend Spots that blow in December for wing.
Jericoacoara Ceará, Brazil 30 rideable days in Dec Photo: Jade Queiroz (MTur Destinos)
São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 30 rideable days in Dec Photo: Otávio Nogueira
Aruba - Fishermans Huts Hadicurari, Aruba 29 rideable days in Dec Photo: Vlad Podvorny
Icaraizinho Ceará, Brazil 29 rideable days in Dec Photo: Fabiobarros