Where to Surf in Tamraght and Taghazout When Anchor's Flat (Summer 2026)
If you've just landed in Agadir, dragged your boardbag through the dust, and pulled up the forecast to see Anchor Point sitting at a sad 0.4m at 8 seconds — relax. Your trip isn't ruined. It's just summer, and summer here doesn't work the way the YouTube edits told you it would.
The short answer: paddle out at Banana Beach, Devil's Rock, Crocro, or Tamraght Beach. Go at dawn. The points are asleep until September, and honestly that's the best thing that could've happened to you.
Where to surf Taghazout when Anchor is flat: the honest version
Here's what nobody tells you in the booking confirmation email: Anchor Point, Killer, Mysteries, and Boilers are winter waves. They need a proper NW Atlantic groundswell — the kind cooked up by storms off Iceland in October and delivered here from November through March. In June? They're flat. Lake-flat. Sometimes for two weeks straight.
But Morocco has a coastline, not just seven famous points. The beach breaks between Tamraght and Taghazout pick up every scrap of summer windswell at a size that actually lets you surf instead of just survive. This is the season locals teach their nieces and nephews. There's a reason for that.
So when you Google where to surf Taghazout when Anchor is flat, the answer isn't "go home." It's "walk five minutes down the road."
Banana Beach: the summer workhorse
Banana is the wave doing all the heavy lifting right now. A long, sandy bay between Aourir and Tamraght with a soft, forgiving peak that reforms a few times on the way in. This week it's been running at a clean waist-to-shoulder-high almost every morning.
If you're an intermediate trying to log hours on a shortboard, this is your spot. If you're a beginner on a foamie, this is also your spot — the inside is mellow enough that the surf schools park their entire class there. Yes, it gets crowded by 10am. No, you should not be there at 10am. More on that in a second.
Park at the top of the cliff, walk down the steps, paddle out on the left of the bay where the rip does the work for you. Grab a tagine at one of the shacks above the beach when you're done — the one with the blue door does a decent tagine kefta for 50 dirhams.
Devil's Rock: the underrated one
Devil's Rock sits right in front of Tamraght, a two-minute walk from most of the surf camps in town. It's punchier than Banana — a quick drop, a hit or two, and you're done — but it handles more size and has fewer surf schools clogging it up.
There's a small reef section on the south end of the bay that throws a fun little right when there's any swell at all. Devil's Rock works best at mid to high tide — at dead low it sucks dry and turns into closeouts. Check the tide chart, not the swell chart, before you walk over.
This is also the spot if you want to be back at the café by 9:30 with sand still in your hair. You can literally walk there in boardshorts.
Crocro and Hash Point: the in-betweeners
Crocro (sometimes spelled Croco, depending on which sign you trust) is a sandy beach break just north of Banana that catches swell at slightly different angles. When Banana goes onshore-mush at 11am, Crocro sometimes hangs on for another half hour because the cliff blocks the wind. Useful intel.
Hash Point, right in front of Taghazout village, is technically a point — but it's so short and the wave so manageable that in summer it surfs more like a sectiony beach break. It needs a touch of swell to wake up, but when it does it's a fun longboard wave with the takeoff right in front of the cafés. Great for showing off. Less great for actual progression.
Both are walkable if you're staying in Taghazout. From Tamraght, grab a taxi — 15 dirhams, and the driver will absolutely judge you for haggling.
Tamraght Beach: the secret that isn't really a secret
Tamraght Beach (sometimes lumped in with Devil's Rock, sometimes its own thing depending on who you ask) is the stretch of sand directly below town. Not glamorous. Not on any list. But it's where half the locals actually surf in summer, because it's right there and picks up every wobble of windswell.
The wave is rarely a "session of your life" affair. But it's reliable, uncrowded compared to Banana, and a five-minute walk from a cold avocado smoothie. Reliable and uncrowded beats epic-and-crowded every single time.
Why dawn patrol is non-negotiable (it's the alizés, stupid)
The thing that ruins more summer surf trips than flat swell: the alizés. These are the trade winds that blow up the coast from the north every single summer afternoon, turning glassy morning surf into unsurfable victory-at-sea chop by lunchtime.
They typically kick in between 10 and 11am, build through the afternoon, and don't ease off until well after sunset. By 2pm, the ocean looks like someone dropped a blender in it. There's no surfing through it. You won't "find a sheltered corner." You'll eat sand.
So the rule for Morocco surf in June is brutally simple:
- 5:30am: Wake up. Hate yourself briefly.
- 6:00am: First light, paddle out at Banana or Devil's Rock.
- 9:30am: Out of the water, into a café, msemen and mint tea.
- 10:00am onwards: Wind's up. Go to the pool, the souk, or back to bed.
- 6:30pm: Sometimes (sometimes) the wind drops for a dusk session. Check before you commit.
If you can't get out of bed at dawn, you'll spend your week watching other people surf. That's just the deal in summer.
Why the points being flat is actually good news
Hear me out. When Anchor and Killer are firing in February, this town is full of the best surfers on the planet. Brazilians, Aussies, French pros, Portuguese chargers — all parked on the priority spot, not giving you a single wave. If you're an intermediate, you're paddling around in the channel for two hours hoping for scraps.
In summer, all those people are in Indonesia or Portugal. The lineup at Banana right now is you, three other guests from your camp, a guy from Casablanca on holiday, and two French kids on foamies. You'll catch more waves in one summer session than in a whole week of winter at the points.
Summer is the season for actually improving. Winter is the season for spectating and getting humbled. Pick your poison, but don't pretend they're the same trip.
FAQ
Is it worth coming to Taghazout in June if Anchor is flat?
Yes. The beach breaks at Banana, Devil's Rock, Crocro, and Tamraght Beach are the best they get all year, the water's around 20°C and you'll surf in boardies, and the town's way less crowded. An intermediate's dream and a beginner's paradise. Just don't come expecting point-break barrels.
What size board should I bring for summer surf in Tamraght?
Bring something with volume. A mid-length (7'0 to 7'6) or a fish is ideal. Your high-performance 5'10 thruster is going to feel like a brick in waist-high windswell. Most camps here, including ours, stock rental quivers exactly for this — so don't stress if you only own one board.
Can beginners learn to surf in June?
Honestly, it's the best month to learn. Small waves, warm water, forgiving sand, and you can do a dawn lesson before the wind ruins everything. Most of our students stand up in their first or second session in summer.
When do the points start working again?
Usually mid-September the first proper NW swells show up. October gets interesting. November through February is peak season for Anchor, Killer, and Boilers. If that's what you came for, you came at the wrong time — but the door's open in five months.
Is there ever a flat day in summer where nothing works?
Occasionally, yes — maybe two or three days a month with no swell and onshore from sunrise. That's your day to drive to Paradise Valley, eat a tagine in the mountains, and come back ready for the next dawn patrol. Not a wasted day. It's Morocco.
