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The 'Secret Spot' or '2nd Beach' is located 25 min drive north of Essaouira, near a military fort. After crossing sand dunes on foot, you reach an immense sandy beach with no rocks at all.

There's no protection from swell on either side, so this is a powerful beach break — much bigger than it appears due to the vast scale. Completely empty, you'll likely be alone.

Works in all wind directions from N to S through W. A popular destination for downwinders from Essaouira Bay.

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Spot forecast for Essaouira - Secret Spot / 2nd Beach

Sunrise 08:46 · Sunset 20:00

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.4 km from the spot.

Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:17 · 2.2 m Low tide 06:06 · 1.2 m High tide 12:30 · 2.5 m Low tide 18:47 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:02 · 2.4 m Low tide 06:53 · 1 m High tide 13:12 · 2.7 m Low tide 19:24 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:39 · 2.6 m Low tide 07:33 · 0.8 m High tide 13:48 · 2.8 m Low tide 19:59 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:13 · 2.8 m Low tide 08:09 · 0.6 m High tide 14:23 · 3 m Low tide 20:32 · 0.4 m
Sunday 25 October High tide 02:46 · 3 m Low tide 07:46 · 0.5 m High tide 13:58 · 3.1 m Low tide 20:07 · 0.3 m

Essaouira - Secret Spot / 2nd Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

393h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 29 rideable days a month and 393 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is January, at 18 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 47%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 20 °C. The wettest month is March, with 79 mm.

Monthly averages: Essaouira - Secret Spot / 2nd Beach

Monthly averages — Essaouira - Secret Spot / 2nd Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	144 h	21 °C	8 mm
February	20.5	189 h	21 °C	42 mm
March	27.5	288 h	20 °C	79 mm
April	29.0	328 h	22 °C	8 mm
May	30.5	393 h	22 °C	0 mm
June	28.0	374 h	23 °C	0 mm
July	30.0	428 h	25 °C	0 mm
August	29.5	406 h	26 °C	0 mm
September	26.0	296 h	25 °C	1 mm
October	25.0	257 h	23 °C	9 mm
November	22.0	171 h	24 °C	10 mm
December	22.5	162 h	20 °C	50 mm