Bouznika Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's break down what you're looking at for Bouznika Plage. It’s a reef and point set-up, sheltered, so don't expect any huge walls. Water temps are about 74°, right on the money for this time of year.

The first real chance to paddle out is Thursday morning, September 10th. Swell is 5ft out of the NW with a 8-second interval, giving moderate energy. Wind is flat calm, glassy, from the WNW at only 3 mph. It’ll be clean, but the waves are very ordinary. You can surf it, but it ain't special.

Things get messy fast after that. From Thursday afternoon right through the second week, the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore almost every day. The swell drops and shifts around all over. You’ll get days with waves under 3ft and weak, short intervals. The energy readings dip into the low hundreds or even double digits, like Saturday the 12th afternoon and Sunday the 13th morning. Weak and mushy.

There are a couple of bright spots. Sunday morning, September 13th, is glassy again – dead calm – but the swell is tiny at 3ft with a 6-second period. Clean, but barely a wave. Then Monday morning, September 14th, has a better pulse: 3ft swell, but the period jumps to 12 seconds, giving strong energy. It’s glassy with a light W wind. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, so the shape will be better, and this point and reef set-up will love it. That’s your best window in the first week.

After that, it’s a long slog of poor quality. The wind ruins most afternoons. The swell picks up around Thursday morning, September 17th, with 5ft from the NW and a 9-second period, pumping out strong energy, but the wind is cross-onshore at 6 mph. It’s marginal. The standout session in the whole outlook is Friday morning, September 18th – 4ft NW swell, 11-second period, strong energy, and glassy conditions with a 3 mph W wind. That’s clean, and the longer period means quality. If you can get out that morning, that’s the call.

Beyond that, it’s a long, flat, and windy run. From the 20th of September, the swell is mostly under 3ft, sometimes dropping to 2ft, with energy below 100. The end of the month shows a tiny pickup around Friday morning, September 25th – 3ft, 9-second period, but the wind is cross-shore at 9 mph, so it’s choppy and not worth planning for.

So, the best calls are the Monday morning the 14th and the Friday morning the 18th. Both have glassy, clean conditions with decent long-period swell. The 18th has a bit more size and quality. Crowds can happen here sometimes, so expect company on those clean days. This spot is fairly consistent, so these long gaps of junk surf are a drag, but it won’t stay poor forever. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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