Surfing in Tamraght: the breaks by the village, by level, tide and swell

Where do beginners surf in Tamraght?

Most beginners in Tamraght learn at the sandy beach breaks along the village’s own stretch of coast. The spot databases rate Crocro, Devil’s Rock and Banana Beach as suitable for beginners, at least on small days, and rate the main Tamraght beach between them as intermediate. Which one works depends on the day’s swell, tide and wind. Banana Point, the right-hand point at the southern end, splits the sources, and we’d leave it out of your first week.

This page is the surf part of our Tamraght village guide. It covers the breaks below Tamraght itself. Taghazout’s famous points further north have their own page. The three houses we work with are all in Tamraght, and they pay us, so read this as coming from people with a stake in you enjoying your week. We’ve tried to be most careful about who each spot is not for.

How we put this together: we read two spot databases in detail (mondo.surf and surf-forecast.com) and cross-checked them against surfnerd, surf-report.com and The Surf Atlas. They don’t always agree, and where they don’t, we say so.

From north to south, by mondo.surf’s map pins, the breaks run: Crocro, Devil’s Rock, the Tamraght beach, Banana Point, Banana Beach. That’s about 2 km end to end in a straight line (our calculation from its coordinates).

Sources: mondo.surf, surf-forecast.com, surfnerd, surf-report.com and The Surf Atlas spot pages, read 6 November 2026 (links under Sources below). “Our call” is our own cautious reading of those sources, not a coach’s verdict.

Crocro (Crocodiles)

Crocro is a sandy beach break at the northern end of Tamraght’s coast. mondo.surf rates it for all levels, with beginners usually on the inside peaks, and says it needs at least about 2 ft of swell for decent waves. The Surf Atlas adds a caution: Crocro is very exposed, picks up the winter swells and is usually chest-to-head high, with closeouts as well as lefts and rights. So it’s a beginner spot on the smaller days, on the inside, with a coach, not when a winter swell is running.

mondo.surf describes it as a sand-bottom beach break with lefts and rights, best from mid to high tide on a south-west to west swell. The name comes from rocks that look like crocodile heads, so there are rocks at this beach too. Ask the coach where they are before you paddle out.

The naming mix-up. Some online answers merge Crocro with Banana Beach. mondo.surf treats them as separate beaches at opposite ends of this stretch of coast, about 2 km apart. The Surf Atlas lists Crocro under the name “Crocodiles”.

Is Devil’s Rock good for beginners?

On small days, with a coach, yes. Devil’s Rock is a beach break below the village, and most sources say it works best around mid tide. Skip it as a beginner when the swell is big: surf-report.com says it gets overloaded in a big swell. Don’t confuse it with the spot called 14km, which The Surf Atlas describes as a steep, sucky wave tucked in the rocks.

According to The Surf Atlas, the rock in the name is the Tamraght headland, and the break is the 200 to 300 m of beachfront running north from it. What the sources say:

• Bottom: sand, say mondo.surf, surf-forecast.com (a sandbar), surf-report.com and The Surf Atlas. surfnerd describes uneven reef among mostly sand.
• Level: beginner (mondo.surf), all levels (surf-report.com), learners and improvers (The Surf Atlas), intermediate (surfnerd).
• Tide and wind: mid tide is best and a north-east wind is offshore (mondo.surf, surf-forecast.com). surfnerd says all tides, rising is better.
• Direction: mainly rights (mondo.surf) or mainly lefts (surf-forecast.com). On a sandbar, that shifts as the sand moves.
• Crowds: “unlikely to be too crowded” (surf-forecast.com) and fairly quiet (mondo.surf), but surf-report.com lists heavy traffic and The Surf Atlas calls it always busy.
• Getting there: mondo.surf warns about dogs on the access road.

Our call for a first-timer: fine with a coach on a small mid-tide day, not a spot to try on your own.

The Tamraght beach

The main Tamraght beach sits between Devil’s Rock and Banana Point. mondo.surf rates it intermediate, with lefts and rights over sand, best at mid tide on a rising tide. It lists rips, undertow, rocks and buoys as hazards. Skip it as a beginner unless your coach has chosen it for that day.

mondo.surf’s general note on tides applies here too: high tide usually makes the waves softer and slower, and low tide makes them faster and steeper.

Banana Beach and Banana Point

These two sit at the southern end of Tamraght’s bay, on the side toward Aourir, which Wikivoyage notes is also known as Banana Village. The Surf Atlas counts Banana Point as part of the main Tamraght bay. They share a name and suit very different surfers.

Banana Beach gets two quite different descriptions:

• mondo.surf: a sand-bottom beach break with lefts and rights, all levels, light crowds, all tides (rising is best).
• surf-forecast.com: “a fairly exposed river break” peeling right, best around high tide, with a warning about “dangerous rips”.
• The Surf Atlas: usually small and very forgiving, and one of the first stops for surf-camp beginners.

Our call: a small-day beginner option with a coach, and one to skip whenever the coach is worried about currents.

Banana Point is a right-hand point break over sand and rocks, and this is where the sources disagree most:

• mondo.surf rates it intermediate, warns about “rips and undertow, plus rocks in the water” and says the line-up gets crowded. surf-forecast.com lists the same hazards and says crowds are likely when the surf is up.
• The Surf Atlas’s Taghazout guide rates it beginner to intermediate and calls it a “beginner mecca”, though it also says the line-up is almost always packed. Its Tamraght guide says the swell on the day decides what level it suits, and puts the take-off right under the rocks, with an easier ride out on the shoulder.

It works on all tides and wants a north-west groundswell. Our call is the cautious one: rocks at the take-off plus a packed line-up make it a poor place for your first week, whatever the label says. Watch it from the beach, and come back once you can paddle out and turn on an open face.

How far are Tamraght’s surf spots from the village?

By mondo.surf’s map pins, the five breaks on this page span about 2 km of coast in a straight line, from Crocro in the north to Banana Beach in the south (our calculation). Walking or driving time depends on which house you stay in, so ask us for the times from yours.

Getting to the spots: ask us whether transport to the breaks is included at the house you’re looking at.

When does each spot work?

Roughly October to April, when north-west Atlantic swells arrive most often, with the biggest swells usually from December to March; beginners can also learn in the smaller summer waves (The Surf Atlas, Morocco surf season). surf-forecast.com names winter as the best season for Devil’s Rock, Banana Beach and Banana Point, and mondo.surf picks out December for Banana Point. Month-by-month detail, water temperatures and what to pack are in surfing Tamraght month by month.

No public source says what a coach would do on a given day, so the table below sticks to what the spot databases say about tide and swell, including where they disagree. Use it to read a forecast, not to pick a spot on your own.

Read 6 November 2026. Where a cell names two sources with different answers, they disagree. Your coach’s call on the day overrides this table.

A beginner week across these spots

All three houses run the same standard package: meals, daily surf coaching, daily yoga and the airport transfer both ways, with excursions (Paradise Valley, Souk El Had, an argan-oil village) included from 5 nights. We haven’t yet got the coaches’ own week-by-week rotation in writing, so we won’t guess at it here. Ask us and we’ll find out for the house you’re considering.

What the sources above do make clear: which beach works changes with the swell, tide and wind, so don’t build plans around surfing one particular beach on one particular day. A guide on learning to surf in Morocco is in the works and will go deeper on what a first week looks like.

Hazards and etiquette

Rocks, currents and other people are the three things that hurt beginners on this stretch. None of the following replaces what your coach tells you on the day.

1. Rocks. The databases list rocks at Banana Point and the Tamraght beach, and The Surf Atlas puts Banana Point’s take-off right under the rocks. Crocro is named after rocks, and surfnerd mentions uneven reef at Devil’s Rock. Before every session, ask where the rocks are and where the safe channel is to paddle out.
2. Rip currents and undertow. Both databases list rips and undertow at Banana Point, mondo.surf lists them at the Tamraght beach, and surf-forecast.com warns of “dangerous rips” at Banana Beach. NOAA describes rip currents as powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water. If one pulls you out, don’t fight it: swim parallel to the shore, then come back in at an angle. If you’re on a board, stay with it, because it keeps you afloat, and wave an arm and shout for help, as the Government of Jersey’s beach-safety advice puts it.
3. Lifeguards. We found no public source confirming lifeguard cover at these particular beaches. Morocco posts seasonal lifeguards at its beaches from 1 May to the end of September, with 215 in Agadir in 2026 (Hespress, 8 May 2026), but that report doesn’t say which beaches near Tamraght are covered. Assume there’s no one watching. As a beginner, surf with your coached group and never alone.
4. Other surfers. The basics apply everywhere: the surfer closest to the peak has priority, and if someone is already up and riding a wave, don’t paddle for it (SurfGirl Magazine). Never drop in on another surfer, never surf alone, and always wear a leash (Government of Jersey). Banana Point gets crowded, which is one more reason it isn’t a first-week wave.
5. Sun. weather2travel lists Agadir’s maximum UV index at 3 to 5 from December to February and 11 (extreme) from June to August (checked 2026-11-06). Wear sunscreen, cover up between sessions and drink more water than you think you need.
6. The walk down. mondo.surf warns about dogs on the access road to Devil’s Rock.

Who these spots are not for. If you already surf open faces comfortably and want long point waves, the sandy breaks below Tamraght will feel small, and you’ll want Taghazout’s points (see below). If you’ve never surfed, everything above except Banana Point and the main Tamraght beach can work for you, with a coach, on the right day.

When you’re ready for more

Taghazout’s point breaks, Anchor Point and its neighbours, are the waves this coast is known for, and they’re for later, not week one. Taghazout is about 6 to 8 km north of Tamraght, roughly 10 minutes by car. Our guide to surfing Taghazout’s famous points covers which ones suit an improving surfer and which are for experienced surfers only.

Getting here

Tamraght is about 40 km from Agadir Al Massira Airport (AGA), roughly 40 to 50 minutes by road depending on traffic. If you book a house through us, the transfer is included both ways. Details in Agadir airport to Tamraght.

The short take

In your first week you’ll surf the sandy breaks between Crocro and Banana Beach, on small days and with a coach, at whichever beach suits the day’s swell, tide and wind. Leave Banana Point and Taghazout’s points until you can paddle back out through the whitewater on your own and ride along an open face. If you’re still choosing where to stay, the fit check matches you to one of the three houses, compare puts them side by side, and price lock explains how our rate stays put once you’ve booked.

Sources

Read on 6 November 2026. We link spot databases, guides and safety bodies, not other surf camps.

• mondo.surf spot guides: Crocro, Devil’s Rock, Plage Tamraght, Banana Beach, Banana Point
• surf-forecast.com break guides: Devil’s Rock, Banana Point, Banana Beach
• surfnerd: Devil’s Rock
• surf-report.com: Devils Rocks
• The Surf Atlas: Tamraght surf (updated 14 August 2026) and The Morocco surf season
• Wikivoyage: Aourir
• NOAA National Ocean Service: What is a rip current?
• Government of Jersey: Safety on the beach
• SurfGirl Magazine: Etiquette: right of way and drop-ins
• Hespress (French): seasonal lifeguards on Moroccan beaches, summer 2026, 8 May 2026
• weather2travel: Agadir climate by month