Overview

Plage Blanche is a massive 40+ km wild white sand beach in the Guelmim region, southern Morocco. One of the longest uninterrupted beaches in Africa. Completely empty, no infrastructure. NE wind. Remote adventure spot for autonomous, experienced riders. Accessible by 4x4 only.

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Spot forecast for Plage Blanche

Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 18:08

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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 · 10:29 · 2.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 16:49 · 1.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:09 · 2.2 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 04:57 · 1.2 m

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Plage Blanche: 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

412h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 412 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is January, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 21 °C. The wettest month is June, with 32 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage Blanche

Monthly averages — Plage Blanche — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.0	130 h	23 °C	4 mm
February	24.5	205 h	23 °C	6 mm
March	28.5	264 h	22 °C	18 mm
April	27.5	313 h	23 °C	10 mm
May	31.0	412 h	22 °C	19 mm
June	30.0	424 h	22 °C	32 mm
July	31.0	416 h	24 °C	14 mm
August	31.0	352 h	26 °C	9 mm
September	30.0	291 h	25 °C	7 mm
October	29.5	259 h	24 °C	13 mm
November	21.0	141 h	27 °C	11 mm
December	20.5	157 h	21 °C	20 mm

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Technical details of Plage Blanche spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Wind specificities

NE trade wind. Consistent in summer. Very exposed, can be strong.

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