SIDI IFNI SURF SPOTS
Discover the Best Surf Spots in Sidi Ifni
Nestled along Morocco’s Atlantic coastline, Sidi Ifni is quickly becoming a sought-after destination for surfers seeking uncrowded waves and breathtaking landscapes. Stretching from the charming town of Mirleft to the tranquil beaches south of Sidi Ifni’s harbor, this region offers a variety of surf spots to suit every skill level—all just an hour’s drive or less. From the iconic Legzira arches to hidden gems along the coast, this area has everything you need for an unforgettable surfing adventure, all within easy reach of Moja Surfhouse.
Plage Sidi Ifni
The main focus of the surf in Sidi Ifni – despite some high-quality learner spots and some pretty fantastic lefts (see below) just to the south – is the main beach.
Known as Plage Sidi Ifni, it’s nice run of brown-hued sand folded under the hills. Whitewashed beach huts and cafes line the access point, which you can walk to from most stays in the center.
You can choose here: Hit those shorebreaks and practice in gurgling whitewash, or track north to the patch of reef that really comes into its own on a lower tide, when it offers long right peelers that adore NE wind hits.
Plage Sidi Ifni is likely where you’ll surf most often if you do a surf camp down here. That, or the beaches just to the north of town.
Teleférico
If you’re lucky enough to be in town on a day with an E wind off the Sahara and a NW winter swell, get ready to witness one of the most underrated waves in Morocco.
Whacking it’s way off a ruined Spanish cable car station (the remnants of a curious and unique ship loading system that goes back to the 1960s), Teleférico is a left that can hold serious size.
The shallow beach shelf here helps to drag out the wavelength and fatten the sets up nicely, so you’re usually left with something really workable; that you can rip top to bottom and play with doing cutbacks in and out of the pocket.
The Harbour
There are a few question marks over the water quality on the beach past the harbor but there’s no denying that it’s one of the best learner spots in town when the swells creep into that overhead range.
The rest of the coast here can be maxed out, or the points roaring away with bombs, but the breakwaters and walls of the port mean that those dominant NW swells need to work hard and wrap in to hit the beachfront, offering a tempered swell that’s punchy but small.
Mix of cobble and sand underfoot. Good vibes in the water as it’s usually a place for the learner crews.
Boats point
Super secluded Plage Tazrout is a 15 minute drive from Sidi Ifni’s . Access to the parking is down a bumpy dust track that we think is just about worth risking in the rental car (but that’s up to you ofc) for its totally deserted A-frame waves.
They break just off the side of a rivermouth on a little clutch of built-up sand and stone and are bowly little things that like to peel for a while (100m+). The left are better since the rights run into a couple of shipwrecks ruined on the shore.
