Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty talkin’. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Bouznika Plage (reef and point) over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week is pretty bleak. Monday the 24th through to Saturday the 31st of August – that’s a full seven days – is mostly a write-off. Monday the 24th morning shows some waist-high swell at 5ft from the WNW, but it’s a cross-shore breeze and the energy reading is a moderate 457 – not terrible numbers on paper, but the forecast calls it marginal at best.

The whole first week is plagued by northerly winds, cross-onshore and choppy, with wave heights bouncing between 2ft and 5ft. Thursday the 28th afternoon gets a lumpy fresh breeze, and the combined energy spikes to 510 – still, it’s poor. The only glimmer is Saturday the 29th morning, when we see a 7ft NW swell, 11-second period, and a light cross-shore breeze. Energy jumps to 915. But it’s still tagged as marginal with questionable tide. For a sheltered reef-and-point setup, that bump could be a sneaky session if you time it right before the onshore kicks in again. Honestly, the whole first week is a “maybe on the high tide if you’re desperate” kind of deal.

Now, the second week starts to show some life. On Tuesday the 1st of September morning, we finally get a clean window: a 5ft NW swell, 8-second period, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE. It’s only surfable-ordinary, but that’s a big step up from what we’ve had. The combined energy is 296 – weak to moderate. Not a standout, but a sign the ocean is waking up.

The true standout, the one you want to circle on your calendar, is Monday the 7th of September morning. Holy moly. A 6ft NW swell with a 20-second period – that’s a proper groundswell, very long period. Combined energy is 2931, which is strong to very strong wave energy. The wind is light cross-shore from the NNE. For Bouznika’s reef and point setup, that long-period groundswell is gonna hold up beautifully, with long, lined-up sets and easy paddling between them. It’s being called marginal on the tide, but with those numbers, this is the best bet of the whole outlook. Get on it.

The next morning, Tuesday the 8th of September, is also a gem: a 6ft NW swell, 14-second period, with glassy conditions. That is as clean as it gets. Energy is 1285 – moderate to strong. The forecast actually says “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s rare praise. This is the other standout – a glassy, long-period, head-high-plus day at a point break. Could be magic.

Water temp is 74°F with zero anomaly – right on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Crowds at Bouznika are described as “sometimes” busy, so expect some company on those good days, especially the 7th and 8th. The difficulty is beginner-friendly, but when the swell pushes over 5ft – like it does on Saturday the 29th and Tuesday the 8th – it’s getting a bit much for absolute beginners. Anything over 8ft, which we don’t see here, would be experts only.

Bottom line: suffer through a grim first week, but hold out for September 7th and 8th. Those are the days.

Rusty.

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