Salam, and welcome to the bay. It means peace, and it is how people say hello here. Essaouira is a town beach before it is a wind spot: the sand runs south from the medina walls, Mogador island sits across the bay, and you rig with the old town along the bay to your right and the gulls wheeling overhead.
It is hard not to love the way a sleepy morning turns into a bay full of sails by the afternoon. People come here for the rush, and on a proper day the bay hands it over.
Once you are riding upwind with confidence, schools organise downwinders for intermediate and advanced kiters south to Sidi Kaouki, about 25 km along the coast.
72% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In August the wind most often sits at 12 to 15 kt (30% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 12pm to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
August on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days22 of 31Four Augusts in the record
DirectionNNE 20°
Wind, rideable hours15 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air26.8°CMaximum
Waves1.7 m75% of days run big
Take it with you
The full Essaouira report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch tide windows05Town-end rocks, gusts & swell06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportEssaouiraMarrakech-Safi, Morocco · August72% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Jul · High
June to August the sand in front of the schools gets busy when it blows, with the kite schools out. Walk further down the beach and the water opens up again.
On the water
What August usually does
Wind directionN to NNEThe summer trade, side-shore from the right on the main beach, May to August.
Wind strength15 to 25 ktThe season range the guides give. Summer afternoons can reach 30 kt, so have your smaller kit ready when it builds.
When it blowsAfternoonsLight in the morning, then it builds through the day and the afternoon is when it goes off.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
Approximate
We haven't found published rules for this spot.
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportEssaouira (ESU)About 15 km from town. Marrakech (RAK) is the long way in.
Flying with a board bagRyanairAirlines flying into Essaouira (ESU). Each links its own sports-equipment page: check its rules and fees before you book.RyanairWikipedia, Essaouira-Mogador Airport · Checked Oct 2026
Kit storageOcean Vagabond storage serviceOcean Vagabond, on the beach at Boulevard Mohamed V, offers a storage service to keep riders' windsurf equipment in good condition.Ocean Vagabond · Checked Oct 2026
On the groundMay to AugustThe months the N to NNE trade runs most days.
Getting aroundOn foot from townThe beach clubs are on the seafront road, Boulevard Mohammed V.
