Riding essentials
Season
Mar–Oct
Months riders and schools name
How windy
7-20 knots
Character: mixed
Room to launch
huge
access rules on record, below
Water
mixed
19.7 °C in summerLong Atlantic city bay, chop and small waves
Hazards
11
Reported by riders
Level
Beginner to advanced
With a caveat: see Your level
Crowds
high crowds · busy Jul Aug
Schools
4
named at this spot
From the airport
Agadir Al Massira Airport (AGA)
Transfer times under Getting there
On the clock
10:00
wind can come in around 10:00 and usually picks up mainly in the afternoon.
The mark is the clock time the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The fade after it is not an end time, and not a promise of wind.
Nearbystraight-line distance
Backup spotsWhere riders go when the wind doesn't work here.
- Taghazout
- Tamraghtno page yet
- Banana Beachno page yet
- Devil's Rockno page yet
- Anzano page yet
- Tamri Beachno page yet
The spot
Launch and water
Wind
Timing and conditions
The wind
locals call it Alize / northwest thermal-trade wind
Direction
Direction to shore
onshore to side-onshore
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
The quiver, in words
Plan for the light end. Afternoons here mostly run 3-5 Bft, so a 75-85 kg rider is on a 12 m for the ordinary session, a 9-10 m on the days it holds 18-20 kt, and a foil or a 14-15 m for the marginal ones, which are frequent.A 7 m rarely comes out of the bag.Indicative sizes from the reported wind range; no local sizing is published.
Character
Thermal or synoptic
thermal and trade
Typical strength
7-20 knots reported; about 3-5 Bft reported elsewhere
Forecast
Live forecast
Month by month
- Jan11
- Feb37
- Mar, riders' month16
- Apr, riders' month27
- May, riders' month32
- Jun, riders' month33
- Jul, riders' month0
- Aug, riders' month0
- Sep, riders' month5
- Oct, riders' month8
- Nov13
- Dec6
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 11%Jan18°
- 37%Feb17°
- 16%Mar18°
- 27%Apr19°
- 32%May19°
- 33%Jun21°
- 0%Jul21°
- 0%Aug22°
- 5%Sep21°
- 8%Oct22°
- 13%Nov20°
- 6%Dec19°
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted
Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal.
Every figure, month by monthWindy days · Force 4+ · 12 kn or more · Knots · Wind from · Peaks at · Air · Water · Readings
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | Wind from | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11% | 27% | 18% | 9.9 kt | WNW | 16:00 | 17.5 °C | 18.2 °C | 62 |
| Feb | 37% | 47% | 40% | 12.8 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 18.1 °C | 17.4 °C | 57 |
| Mar | 16% | 31% | 19% | 10.2 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 17.6 °C | 17.7 °C | 62 |
| Apr | 27% | 33% | 30% | 11.1 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 19.7 °C | 19.2 °C | 60 |
| May | 32% | 39% | 34% | 11.3 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 20.1 °C | 19.1 °C | 62 |
| Jun | 33% | 37% | 35% | 11.1 kt | WNW | 16:00 | 21.3 °C | 20.5 °C | 60 |
| Jul | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7.4 kt | W | 14:00 | 22.8 °C | 21.2 °C | 62 |
| Aug | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7.4 kt | W | 14:00 | 23.2 °C | 21.8 °C | 62 |
| Sep | 5% | 10% | 8% | 8.7 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 21.7 °C | 21.4 °C | 60 |
| Oct | 8% | 16% | 10% | 8.5 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 23.3 °C | 21.7 °C | 62 |
| Nov | 13% | 23% | 17% | 8.9 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 20.9 °C | 19.7 °C | 60 |
| Dec | 6% | 21% | 16% | 9 kt | WNW | 16:00 | 17.8 °C | 18.6 °C | 62 |
How this is modelledmodelled · 2023-2024
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.
High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024
The water
Type
mixed
Standing depth
Shallow sections are reported, but no standing-depth zone dimensions are published.
Tides
Semi-diurnal Atlantic tide, two highs and two lows a day.Spring highs reach about 3.6 m against spring lows under 1 m, so the range is close to 3 m and the beach changes shape with it.Low water opens up a wide apron of hard sand to rig and walk out on; at high water the beach narrows, the crowd concentrates and what shore break there is works harder.
Temperature
Summer (°C) 19.7 average; other reports put summer swimming water around 20-22.
Winter (°C) 17.2 average; other reports give a cold-season range around 16-19.
Modelled monthly average: 17–22 °C
Wetsuit
Shorts or shorty are reported in summer; shorty to normal/full suit in winter depending on wind chill.
Conditions
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
4 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: huge
Somewhere else
1 spot nearby
Rescue
Launch
Very long sandy urban beach along a bay given as 6 km in some places and 4 miles in others. Plenty of rigging space once you are clear of the swimmer areas and the hotel beach users.
Rules & access
1 min read
Beach regulations
Kiting considerations
Water quality
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Schools that ride here
Rider tips
- Skip July and August unless a local school points you at a launch clear of the swimmers.
- Treat this as a bonus session on an Agadir travel day, not the trip.
- Check the afternoon thermal, then look at the actual beach before you rig.
- Keep a wide margin from the jet-ski operators and the hotel beach zones.
- If Agadir is marginal, ask the schools about Tamri, Tamraght or the other north-coast options for the day.
- Book lessons expecting them to be spread over several days: the wind is an afternoon affair and it does not come every day.
- Read the flags and the buoys before you rig. Nothing on this beach is marked for kites, so the swimming zone and the jet-ski corridors are what you plan around.
- Time the session against the tide: low water gives you a wide, firm strip to rig and walk out on that high water takes away.
Getting there
Airport
Agadir Al Massira Airport (AGA)
Route
Agadir Bay is on the city beachfront; reach the launch area by car, taxi, bus or by staying at a beach hotel/apartment and walking to the sand.
Transfer
30-45 minutes by car from Agadir Al Massira Airport to most beach hotels; transfer operators also quote about 30-35 minutes to Agadir city/beachfront.
Cost level
medium
Staying
Large supply of city hotels, beach resorts, apartments and villas directly in Agadir or close to the corniche.
No-wind days
Surfing or SUP in small surf, Agadir beach/corniche, marina and restaurants, Souk El Had, hammam/spa, Paradise Valley, Taghazout/Tamraght surf beaches, quad biking and sandboarding trips.
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to kite at Agadir Bay?
The season runs roughly March to October, but wind is not reliable every day, often with a few windy days followed by about two calmer ones.
Is Agadir Bay suitable for beginners?
Yes, the bay suits beginner, intermediate and advanced riders, though July-August crowding, swimmers, jet skis and gusty wind reduce the margin for independent beginners.
What is the wind like?
Wind is a light-to-moderate northwest thermal/trade flow, commonly 7-20 knots, described as gustier and less reliable than Essaouira or Dakhla.
What are the main hazards?
Swimmers, jet skis and a busy urban beach in July and August are the main hazards, along with no designated kite area.
Last updated: August 2026