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Kitesurfing in Essaouira

8 kite spots and kite centres are mapped around Essaouira (Morocco) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), 14 km in a straight line.

Show on the map 31.5019, -9.7636

Wind across the year

Windier months: July. The prevailing wind blows from the north-north-east (22°).

Values by month
relative to the windiest month
January69
February76
March79
April82
May86
June88
July100
August89
September71
October65
November72
December70

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), shown relative to the windiest month. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

  • Ananas Kitesurfing

    Kite spot · OSM

  • Plage d'Essaouira

    Kite spot · OSM

  • Essaouira Kite Paradise

    Kitesurf & Surf School Watersports Center

    Kite centre or school · Website · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00 · OSM

  • Kitesensation Essaouira

    Kitesurf and Surf School In Essaouira

    Kite centre or school · Website · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00 · OSM

  • NaneaKite - Kitesurf camp & Essaouira kitesurf school

    NaneaKite is a premier kitesurf camp, kitesurf, and surf school in Essaouira, Morocco, offering professional kitesurf, surf, and wing foil lessons and immersive camp experiences.

    Kite centre or school · Website · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00 · OSM

  • UCPA Horizon / Dreamkite

    Kite centre or school · Website · OSM

Nearest airports

  • Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), Essaouira: 14 km in a straight line
  • Al Massira Airport (AGA), Agadir (Temsia): 135 km in a straight line

About Essaouira: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Other places nearby

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026.