Plage des Nations & Plage de Mehdiya

Plage des NationsPlage de Mehdiya

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   Plage des Nations

   waves

   Plage des Nations is where Rabat and Sale go when swell and wind line up, about 14 km up the coast on the P2 with parking right at the sand.

   intermediateadvancedok rigging room

   In seasonno month named for this spot

   The model here carries the month's average wind rather than a count of windy days: it reaches 11.5 kt in March, the strongest month it models for this spot.

   Plage des Nations: the long version, the launch and the rules

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   Open Atlantic beach break, small-to-medium waves, a wide beach that empties the farther you walk from the hotel. Intermediate and up: the shorebreak is active, currents are reported strong, and the sandbanks move enough that low tide turns technical with waves closing out. The wind is the argument here. WNW to NW is given as the best direction, arriving side-on to side-shore, while the NE trade also gets named, and the trade is less constant this far north than in southern Morocco. No best months, no wind statistics and no kite school or organized rescue are on record for the beach. Water peaks at 22-24 C around early August and drops to 16-18 C by late February, so a shorty in summer and a 4/3 or 3/2 with boots in the coldest weeks. Keep off the cliffs farther south.

   Getting on the water

   Long sandy Atlantic beach north of Rabat and Sale. Medium-sized and wide, with more room the farther you get from the hotel.

   If it goes wrong

   No lifeguard post, patrol or boat cover is on record for this beach, and no kite school operates on it. Self-rescue and a buddy watching from the sand are the whole safety system. Moroccan emergency numbers are 15 for an ambulance and 177 for the Gendarmerie Royale, which is the force covering coast and countryside outside the city limits.

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   Plage de Mehdiya

   waves

   Plage de Mehdiya sits at the Sebou river mouth on the Kenitra coast, and it is a wave beach before it is a kite spot.

   intermediateadvancedhuge rigging room

   In seasonno month named for this spot

   The model here carries the month's average wind rather than a count of windy days: it reaches 11.5 kt in March, the strongest month it models for this spot.

   Plage de Mehdiya: the long version, the launch and the rules

   More on Plage de Mehdiya

   Clean small-to-medium waves, a long rock jetty that throws a right-hander, beach-break peaks over shifting sandbars. Treat it as a check-the-day local session rather than a trip you book: it works when the NE fills in hard enough, and nobody has published reliable kite months or a wind threshold for this beach. Intermediate and up. There is no rescue service here, no kite zone and no normal kite size on record. Accounts disagree on whether the bottom is only sand or includes reef and rock, and pollution comes up as well, so look at the water before you rig. Summer water is 21-23 C and winter 17-18 C, so a shorty covers most of the year and a full suit does the cold months. From June to September the beach fills with families and surfers, while the kite crowd stays small and local.

   Getting on the water

   Long sandy beach with parking; there is more space farther south of the village and fewer beachgoers there.

   If it goes wrong

   No kite rescue, no boat, nobody watching the water for kiters. Under the 2026 Plages Propres programme Mehdia is one of the sponsored beaches and gets first-aid points, sanitary blocks, a designated local-authority area and lost-children arrangements for the summer season; that is the whole of the organised cover, and it is aimed at bathers. Outside the season there is nothing.

   Rules and access

   2026: no kitesurf permit, zoning or seasonal restriction was found for Plage de Mehdiya. The 2026 ONEE Plages Propres program covers beach stewardship at Mehdia, not kite rules.

   Everything on Plage de Mehdiya

• Rabat–Salé Airport, about 5 km from Rabat city centre

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• Salé, directly across the river from Rabat, was a notorious 17th-century pirate haven before becoming a modern commuter town
• Kenitra began as the Carthaginian trading post of Thamusida, was refounded by the French as Port Lyautey in 1912, and hosted a US Naval Air Station until 1991

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• Is 'Plage des Nations & Plage de Mehdiya' the name riders actually use for this area?
• No specific rider hangouts, nightlife or food recommendations were found for either beach
• Do EU and US travellers need a visa for Morocco?
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