Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let me tell you straight up: Bouznika Plage is going to be a frustrating stretch for a while. The first weekend is a write-off with tiny, weak, onshore-chop. Saturday morning the 12th has a bit of knee-high, weak swell (combined energy 173), and while the wind is glassy, the waves are just ordinary. Don't get your hopes up. By the afternoon that onshore wind kicks up strong, and it's a mess.

Sunday the 13th morning is glassy again but the swell is dropping to 3ft and even weaker energy (112). Still, for a beginner, that glassy window might be the only clean water you see for days.

We then hit a long, grim stretch. From Sunday afternoon right through the end of the week into the 16th, it's mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with poor quality surf. The swell stays small and weak. Wednesday the 16th does see a jump in size to 6ft, but with a short 8 second period and strong onshore wind, it's just a washing machine. Not for paddling.

The first real standout is Thursday morning, the 17th of September. The swell is solid at 7ft from the NW with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a chunky 845. Now, that's a proper swell. The wind is light and cross-onshore, which is workable. But here's the thing: the guidance says this swell is predicted to be too big for Bouznika Plage. That's an expert-only day, and even then, you'd need to be careful.

After that, Friday morning the 18th offers the next best window. The swell is still a fun 5ft from the NW (10 sec period, energy 477) and the wind goes glassy. That's the only "good" conditions call in the whole 16 days. The waves will be clean and have some push.

From there it fades again. We get a few more days of ordinary, messy surf, with a long-period NNW groundswell showing up around the 20th to 22nd, but the wind is never right. That long period (13-17 seconds) is a tease; for a reef and point break like this, it would normally be magic, but the cross-onshore wind spoils it every time.

Honestly, for this stretch, your best bets are the glassy, small days on the 13th morning if you just want a splash, or the bigger, more powerful Thursday the 17th if you're an expert and don't mind the crowd profile that comes with it. The rest is a write-off. Looks more like a kite-surf window with that wind than a paddle-surf one on most days.

Stay salty,
Rusty.

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