Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down Bouznika Plage over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a bit of a frustrating forecast with a lot of days that look better on paper than they do in the water. Most of the time, the wind’s on it or the waves are just too small and weak.

Wednesday the 2nd starts us off poor. You’ve got a 1.4m northwest swell, but the wind is a cross or onshore breeze at 12–15 mph, and the wave energy is moderate. It’s just a choppy, bumpy mess. Thursday morning the 3rd is a small silver lining – the swell drops to 3 ft from the northwest, but the wind goes glassy with a slight offshore. The period is short though, at 8 seconds, and the energy is weak (99). You might scratch out a few little ones if you’re really keen, but it’s nothing to write home about. Friday the 4th morning is similar: 2 ft, glassy, but weak.

After that, there’s a big gap of poor conditions until we get to the real highlight.

Mark your calendar for the morning of Monday the 14th. Bouznika Plage is a reef and point break that’s known to be consistent, and it loves a northwest swell. That Monday morning, we’re looking at a 6 ft groundswell from the NW with a wave energy of 511 – that’s strong. The kicker? The wind is dead calm, glassy as a sheet of glass. That’s going to make for some clean-as-can-be waves peeling down the point. The period is still a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be punchy rather than grinding, but for a setup like this, that’s plenty fun. Keep in mind, 6 ft is getting up there – it’s a bit much for beginners, and the crowds here are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few other heads out.

Everything else in the 16-day window is pretty average. There’s a longer period swell of 16 seconds on the 7th, but with a cross-onshore wind, it just gets messy. Long-period swells at a beach-and-reef spot can be tricky, too, making the waves sectiony and hard to read.

Water temp is about average for the season, so you’ll be comfortable in a spring suit.

So to wrap it up: the first 12 days are a slog. Your one standout, the only morning that really screams “go,” is the morning of Monday the 14th. If you can, be there.

Rusty.

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