Lagoon · Casablanca-Settat · Morocco
Oualidia Lagoon
Best for kiting from March to August, with 51 to 65 % kite days. Water 17 to 20 °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.
- 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 highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 31 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 69 %
- Kiteable 31 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 1 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- Best hours
- 14:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.4 h
- Water
- 20 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 4 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 35 | 34 | 52 | 51 | 58 | 51 | 65 | 55 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 16 to 18 | 15 to 18 | 14 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 13 to 19 | 13 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 14 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 15 to 18 |
| Daylighth | 10.3 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| Water°C at the surface | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 5 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 8 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 4 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 6 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 4/3 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 4/3 |
- In January, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (34 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (58 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Oualidia Lagoon averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 2 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 Oualidia Lagoon
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- May7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 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.
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
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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
3 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: 1 in 10
about 3.3 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 35 %
- Kiteable 65 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 35 %, kiteable on 65 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 14:00 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 Oualidia Lagoon: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Oualidia Lagoon?
The best months are March to August: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 65 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Oualidia Lagoon windy in October?
Sometimes. 31 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 10 days in a typical October. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Oualidia Lagoon?
The water ranges from 17 °C in February to 20 °C in June. In October it is about 20 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Oualidia Lagoon get in a year?
About 163 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.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Casablanca-Settat
- Country
- Morocco
- Water body
- Lagoon, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), 152 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 32.7383, -9.0381
- 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 Casablanca-Settat
Kite days in October, % of days
- El Jadida
Morocco · 3 points fewer kite days than Oualidia Lagoon in October
28 %Kite days by month at El Jadida: Jan 32 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 50 %, May 57 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 29 % - Azemmour Plage
Morocco · 18 points fewer kite days than Oualidia Lagoon in October
13 %Kite days by month at Azemmour Plage: Jan 22 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 33 %, May 36 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 20 % - Jack Beach
Morocco · 12 points fewer kite days than Oualidia Lagoon in October
19 %Kite days by month at Jack Beach: Jan 30 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 44 %, May 41 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 25 % - Dar Bouazza & Jack Beach
Morocco · 17 points fewer kite days than Oualidia Lagoon in October
14 %Kite days by month at Dar Bouazza & Jack Beach: Jan 20 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 33 %, May 33 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 14 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 20 % - Bouznika
Morocco · 20 points fewer kite days than Oualidia Lagoon in October
11 %Kite days by month at Bouznika: Jan 17 %, Feb 19 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 25 %, May 21 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 13 %, Dec 17 %
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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. Confidence: high.
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In October, 31 % of days at Oualidia Lagoon 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/oualidia-lagoon
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