Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you about the surf outlook for Bouznika Plage. It’s a reef and point setup, sheltered from the swell, so it doesn't grab a whole lot of energy. To be honest, the next 16 days look pretty grim. The overall pattern is one of weak, onshore-chop conditions, with only a few brief windows of clean, surfable waves, but nothing that’s going to get your heart racing.

The first real chance to get wet is on the morning of Saturday the 12th of September. We’ve got a small 4ft swell from the NNE with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind is light from the ENE, which is cross-offshore, keeping it clean (moderate wave energy at 172). It's surfable, but very ordinary. The morning of Sunday the 13th is similar, with a 3ft NNE swell, a period of 8 seconds, and a light offshore SE breeze keeping it clean (175). After that, it drops off into a mess of onshore chop for days.

There’s a jump in swell energy mid-week, but it’s blown out. On the morning of Thursday the 17th of September, we see a 6ft NW swell with a 9-second period, pushing the combined energy up to 481 (moderate). The trouble is the wind is directly onshore from the NW at just 3 mph – glassy, but onshore swell that size at a sheltered reef-point might be a bit of a washing machine. It’s marginal, and not recommended.

The one true standout, and I mean the only one worth mentioning, is the morning of Saturday the 19th of September. The swell is a modest 4ft from the NW with a 9-second period, but the magic is the wind: 3 mph from the north, glassy. No chop, clean lines (322 moderate energy). For a spot that’s often blown out, a glassy morning with a little waist-to-chest high NW swell is a gift. It’s not a big day, but it will be the cleanest surf of the whole period.

After that, we drop back into the ordinary. The 21st of September (Monday morning) has a 3ft NNW swell with a very long 15-second period, and an ENE cross-wind keeping it clean-ish, but the energy is high (426) with that period. That long period will make it lined up, but given the beach-and-reef setup, it might be hard to catch and a bit straight. The following Tuesday morning the 22nd has a bump in swell to 5ft from the NNW at a 12-second period (702 strong energy), but the wind is a cross-shore from the NE creating a chop. It’s poor.

Honestly, if you’re a paddle surfer, this whole run is a write-off. With the persistent onshore winds and moderate swell, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than for a traditional surfer. If you have to surf, hold out for that glassy Saturday morning on the 19th of September. It’s your only real shot.

Rusty.

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