Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Bouznika Plage, and I gotta be straight with you: it’s a tough stretch of days ahead. The ocean’s gonna be showing its moody side, and there’s a long, frustrating gap before we see anything that’s truly worth paddling out for.

The whole 16-day window is looking pretty average, to be honest. The wind is coming from the wrong direction for most of it—mostly cross-onshore and onshore—which is messing up what little swell we have. The wave energy is weak to moderate for most of the run, with a few days around the 300 mark but rarely offering any quality. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no shocks there. This is a period for fixing your board and checking your fins, not for scoring waves.

The worst part is the first week. It’s a complete dead zone. From August 13th through the 24th, the conditions are just plain poor. The swell is small and the onshores are chopping everything up. You’ll see days where it’s 5ft but it’s a messy, wind-blown 5ft, and that’s not what we want. On the 20th, there’s a pulse of long-period energy, but it’s only 1ft to 2ft at a 13-14 second period – that’s not breaking properly on a beach setup like this. It’s not even worth the walk down the cliff.

There’s one small sign of life on Tuesday the 25th. The morning shows the wind dropping to glassy, which is a huge plus after all that chop. The swell is still small, only about 3ft from the NW, and the energy is modest. It’s the only slot in the whole forecast that gets a score above zero, and it’s a “surfable but very ordinary” kind of day. If you’re desperate and the sandbars have held up, you might get a few clean, small waves on the inside, but don’t expect any standouts. That’s the only window that’s even close to being worth a look, and even then, keep your expectations low.

After that, it’s right back to onshore junk and closeouts for the rest of the week. The conditions are just locked in a bad pattern. This stretch of poor surf is gonna feel like an eternity, but that’s just how it goes sometimes.

So, there you have it. This isn’t a week for epic tales; it’s a week for patience. Unless you’re a masochist who loves paddling into white water, I’d sit this one out. Check back in a while; the ocean always turns.

Rusty, out.

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