Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I'm looking at the outlook for Bouznika Plage. Straight up, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag with a whole lot of "ordinary" and not much that gets me fired up. Let's call it a run of knee-to-waist-high slop with a few windows that might be worth a paddle.

The water's sitting at 71°, which is a bit cooler than you'd usually expect for this time of year—about 3° off the mark, so you'll want a good spring suit.

Kicking off on the 4th, Friday morning, we've got our first real hope. The swell is only 2 ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds, nothing major. But the wind's coming light and cross-offshore from the east, keeping things clean. The energy's weak (83), so it's small and gutless, but at least it's not chopped to bits. This is the kind of session you take the groveller out for.

We hit a bit of a lull through the weekend—wind shifts onshore and the swell drops even further. Sunday the 6th brings a longer period NW groundswell (13s) but it's onshore and messy.

Moving into the second week, the energy ramps up but the conditions don't play nice. September 8th (Tuesday) sees a pulse of NW swell hitting 6 ft with a period of 12 seconds. That's a lot of water moving—combined energy up at 651—but it's cross-onshore and choppy. For a reef-and-point setup like Bouznika, that might strip some of the magic away.

The real standout comes mid-week on the 11th (Friday). We get a drop in size to 4 ft from the NW, but the wind goes glassy out of the NW. The waves are only rated as "surfable but very ordinary," but glassy conditions here are a huge positive. Couple that with a similar window on Saturday the 12th morning with 4 ft and glassy wind, and you've got two mornings where the clean conditions might save the day. Combined energy sits at 156 and 210 respectively, so the ocean has a little bit of push.

Further out, the 15th through the 17th shows some promise with more NW groundswell (11-12s) around 3 ft and glassy or very light offshore winds. The energy is in the 240s range. It's small, but it's clean. On a spot that's sheltered and consistent like Bouznika, small and glassy often beats big and blown-out.

The setup here is a reef and point, so it needs the right swell direction. The optimum is NW, and that's exactly what we're getting. So the potential is there if the wind lines up. But for the most part, this outlook is a waiting game. You'll want to be on it for the Friday or Saturday morning glass-offs (11th and 12th) or the light wind windows later on the 16th and 17th.

If you're a kiter, this stretch sees a lot of onshore wind and mid-range swell, so the beach-and-reef zone might be more your playground.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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