Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – for the next sixteen days, Bouznika Plage is a total write-off. There’s not a single session worth paddling out for. The whole run is a string of “poor surf conditions” with scores that don’t even get off the ground. It’s a tough beat, but sometimes the ocean just shuts down.

We start on Tuesday, 28 July, with a tiny 2ft NW swell at a weak 7 seconds, and the wind is a messy 12 mph cross-shore. The water’s about average for this time of year, but that doesn’t matter when the waves are junk. The combined energy is a measly 77, and it’s just cross-chop and poor shape. That sets the tone for the whole outlook.

The pattern doesn’t improve. Wednesday the 29th has a 2ft NNW swell with 10-second period, but the wind is onshore, and the energy is still poor at 97. Thursday the 30th? Same story – 3ft NW, short period, choppy. Friday the 31st pushes up to 3ft, but it’s still cross-shore and messy. The whole first week is a flat, windy mess.

There’s a stretch of days from about 1 August to 5 August where the swell barely cracks 3ft, and the wind is cross-on or cross-shore every time. The energy numbers are weak – mostly in the 60s to 120s – and the wave comment never changes: “poor surf conditions.” It’s a bogged session every day.

Around 6 August, we see a slight bump to 4ft NW swell, but the period is short (7 seconds) and the wind is onshore or cross-on. The combined energy climbs to 161, which is weak-to-moderate energy, but the quality is still trash. That pattern sticks through the 7th and 8th, with more of the same – 4ft and 3ft, but choppy and unrideable.

The second week doesn’t offer any hope. 9 August drops back to 2ft, and the energy is down to 45. The 10th is 3ft, 11th has a 2ft WNW swell with a longer 10-second period, but the wind is cross-on, and the energy is only 114. The 12th sees a jump to 3ft NW with a 10-second period and 231 energy – that’s moderate energy for sure – but the wind is still cross-on, and the comment says “poor surf conditions.” It’s a might-have-been, but not for us.

Honestly, there’s no standout, no hidden gem, nothing. The break is a reef-and-point setup, consistent, but it’s sheltered and the swell direction is NW, which doesn’t align with the optimum NW direction for the spot. The wind is never clean – no glassy mornings, no offshore love. It’s a blank run. For a spot that’s usually consistent, this is a rare dry spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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