Sea · Marrakech-Safi · Morocco

Moulay

Name: Moulay
Address: MAR

Best for kiting all year except January and December, with 51 to 89 % kite days. Water 17 to 19 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan49Good
FFeb56Good
MMar67Prime
AApr67Prime
MMay69Prime
JJun72Prime
JJul89Prime
AAug87Prime
SSep65Prime
OOct51Goodnow
NNov57Good
DDec42Good

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
51 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 49 %
Kiteable 51 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
Best hours
12:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.4 h
Water
19 °C, 3/2
Air
21 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
Rain
2 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Moulay averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Moulay

Kite days% of days	49	56	67	67	69	72	89	87	65	51	57	42
Verdictshare plus good years	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	6 in 10	7 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	6 in 10	7 in 10	4 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	5 of 9	7 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	6 of 9	7 of 9	1 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	14 to 18	13 to 18	12 to 19	11 to 19	11 to 19	11 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	12 to 19	12 to 18	13 to 18	14 to 18
Daylighth	10.3	11.0	12.0	12.9	13.8	14.2	14.0	13.3	12.4	11.4	10.6	10.1
Water°C at the surface	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18
Air°C, daily maximum	17	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	19	18
Rain days1 mm or more	3 of 31	4 of 28	7 of 31	5 of 30	1 of 31	0 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	0 of 30	2 of 31	4 of 30	5 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	4/3	4/3	3/2	3/2	3/2	3/2	3/2	3/2	3/2	3/2	3/2

In January, Moulay averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Moulay averaged 16 kite days out of 28 (56 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Moulay averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Moulay averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (67 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Moulay averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (69 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Moulay averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (72 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Moulay averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (89 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Moulay averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Moulay averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (65 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Moulay averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Moulay averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (57 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Moulay averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Moulay

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
April9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.4 expected
September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
November7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

7 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 6.2 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In July, the windiest month

Too light 11 %
Kiteable 89 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 11 %, kiteable on 89 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: all day, 10:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from NNE (23°).

Kitesurfing at Moulay: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Moulay?

The best months are all year except January and December: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 89 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Moulay windy in October?

Yes, often. 51 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Moulay?

The water ranges from 17 °C in January to 19 °C in June. In October it is about 19 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Moulay get in a year?

About 235 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

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Spot facts

Region: Marrakech-Safi
Country: Morocco
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), 30 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 31.6669, -9.6796
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Marrakech-Safi

Kite days in October, % of days

Bibah
Morocco · 8 points fewer kite days than Moulay in October
43 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bibah: Jan 44 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 60 %, May 65 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 37 %
Essaouira
Morocco · 1 point fewer kite days than Moulay in October
50 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Essaouira: Jan 49 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 69 %, May 70 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 87 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 42 %
Sidi Abdellah
Morocco · 12 points fewer kite days than Moulay in October
39 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sidi Abdellah: Jan 39 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 60 %, May 63 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 79 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 34 %
Taguinza
Morocco · 3 points fewer kite days than Moulay in October
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Taguinza: Jan 49 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 64 %, May 69 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 40 %
L'Oued
Morocco · 6 points fewer kite days than Moulay in October
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at L'Oued: Jan 47 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 66 %, May 69 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 45 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 39 %
Iftane
Morocco · 2 points fewer kite days than Moulay in October
49 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Iftane: Jan 42 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 66 %, May 74 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 88 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 37 %
Tafadna
Morocco · 8 points fewer kite days than Moulay in October
43 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tafadna: Jan 40 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 66 %, May 75 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 83 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 31 %
Oualidia Atlantic
Morocco · 15 points fewer kite days than Moulay in October
36 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Oualidia Atlantic: Jan 39 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 59 %, May 63 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 81 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 37 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 51 % of days at Moulay met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/moulay

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