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Tanger Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Morocco · Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma

35.78 | -5.80

Overview

Tangier's main urban beach, right in the middle of the city's waterfront, east of the port and Marina. When the predominant Eastern wind (Levante) blows — the same as Tarifa across the Strait — you can catch nice freeride sessions.

Avoid in summer high season as the beach gets swamped with swimmers and beachgoers. Off-season, a convenient spot if you've just arrived in Morocco through Tangier.

Tangier is the gateway to Morocco from Europe, with regular ferries from Tarifa (Spain) — just a few miles across the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Tanger Beach: when to go?

The season runs from February to July, peaking in June: 23 rideable days a month and 270 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 12.7 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

16-22 knots · 65% 22-30 knots · 28% 30-40 knots · 7% 40+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 16 and 22 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 49 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Tanger Beach — averaged over 3 years of records
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.3 166 h 17 °C 4 mm
February 23.3 208 h 17 °C 14 mm
March 21.3 190 h 18 °C 49 mm
April 22.0 213 h 21 °C 4 mm
May 22.0 215 h 23 °C 4 mm
June 26.7 270 h 26 °C 0 mm
July 22.7 206 h 29 °C 0 mm
August 20.7 194 h 30 °C 0 mm
September 21.7 194 h 26 °C 2 mm
October 21.7 199 h 25 °C 4 mm
November 16.0 122 h 21 °C 4 mm
December 12.7 97 h 18 °C 10 mm
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Technical details of Tanger Beach spot

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Spot functioning

Urban beach. Flat to small chop by Levante. Freeride. Off-season spot only.

Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

On the water

Sandy. Small chop. 17–22°C.

Parking

Urban beach, Tangier city center. East of port. Parking off-season, don't leave valuables in car.

Wind specificities

E (Levante) wind dominant — same as Tarifa. Also N and NE. Strait of Gibraltar creates strong wind funneling. Variable and influenced by weather systems.

Hazards

Very crowded in summer — avoid kitesurfing. Off-season only. Urban beach hazards (swimmers, boats). No kite infrastructure.

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