What's on in Taghazout, Morocco through the year

Peak crowds — The points work, Christmas and New Year peak

• Holiday

  Ramadan

  19 Feb – 19 MarClosures

  Surf camps run their own kitchens, but the village cafes close by day and the fish grills only fire up after sunset. The water is unaffected and the line-ups are thinner. Source ↗

Still on: The points work (1 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)), Christmas and New Year peak (15 Dec – 10 Jan (usually))

Peak crowds — Ramadan, The points work

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Ramadan (19 Feb – 19 Mar), The points work (1 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Holiday

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–21 MarRamadan & EidCrowdedClosures

  Agadir empties up the coast road for the holiday and the beaches either side of the village are full. Two days of no shops, then everything back as it was. Source ↗

Still on: Ramadan (19 Feb – 19 Mar), The points work (1 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — The points work, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Eid al-Fitr (20–21 Mar), The points work (1 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Fourth interim break (May) in Morocco, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in May.

Peak crowds — The flat Moroccan summer, Summer holidays in Morocco

• Nature

  Argan harvest

  1 Jun – 31 Aug · usually

  The groves behind the coast are picked through summer and the co-operatives run flat out, which is the only time of year you can watch the whole process rather than the shop end of it.

• Season

  The flat Moroccan summer

  15 Jun – 10 Sep · usuallySchool holidaysCrowded

  Small waves, warm water and the beaches taken over by Moroccan families for the holidays. It is the season for learning to surf and the wrong one for anyone who can already.

Peak crowds — The flat Moroccan summer, Summer holidays in Morocco

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Argan harvest (1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)), The flat Moroccan summer (15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — The flat Moroccan summer, Summer holidays in Morocco

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Argan harvest (1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)), The flat Moroccan summer (15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — The flat Moroccan summer, Summer holidays in Morocco

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: The flat Moroccan summer (15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — The points work, First interim break (October) in Morocco

• Season

  The points work

  1 Oct – 15 Apr · usuallySurf seasonCrowdedBook early

  Anchor Point and the reefs north of the village need a north-west groundswell, and that arrives with the winter. The camps, the crowds in the water and the prices follow it.

Busy — The points work, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: The points work (1 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — The points work, Christmas and New Year peak

• Season

  Christmas and New Year peak

  15 Dec – 10 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  Northern Europe arrives for a fortnight of waves and sun, the camps sell out and the Anchor Point line-up gets genuinely crowded. Book both the bed and the board hire.

Still on: The points work (1 Oct – 15 Apr (usually))