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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Spot forecast for Tanger Beach

Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 17:41

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 11:10 · 1.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:26 · 0.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:43 · 1.6 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 05:30 · 0.8 m

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Tanger 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

144h

in May · 14 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in May: 13 rideable days a month and 144 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is March, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 23%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 188 mm.

Monthly averages: Tanger Beach

Monthly averages — Tanger 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	9.5	84 h	18 °C	60 mm
February	8.0	69 h	18 °C	66 mm
March	7.0	67 h	19 °C	188 mm
April	13.0	147 h	21 °C	34 mm
May	14.0	144 h	24 °C	12 mm
June	13.5	135 h	27 °C	1 mm
July	14.0	123 h	29 °C	1 mm
August	14.0	131 h	30 °C	2 mm
September	13.0	117 h	27 °C	10 mm
October	12.5	120 h	24 °C	63 mm
November	9.5	84 h	21 °C	63 mm
December	8.5	88 h	17 °C	77 mm

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Technical details of Tanger Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot functioning

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

Spot opening date · Required level

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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