A wide sandy bay, side-shore wind almost every day, and a town you actually want to spend the evening in. What makes this spot work for beginners.
There are windier places and warmer places, but very few combine the conditions, the safety and the setting the way this bay does. Here is what makes it work specifically for people who are learning.
A forgiving bay
The main beach is wide, sandy and shallow a long way out. There is no reef, no rocks in the learning area, and plenty of room to make mistakes — which beginners do constantly, and should. A big empty beach is an underrated teaching asset.
Wind that behaves
The bay gets side-shore wind for most of the season. Side-shore is the ideal direction for learning: it carries you along the beach rather than out to sea or into the sand. Combined with the length of the season, it means lessons rarely get cancelled.
Space to progress
Once you can ride, the bay opens up, and there are spots a short drive away for when you want flatter water or more swell. You do not outgrow the place after a week.
The part nobody mentions
Essaouira is a genuinely good town. A UNESCO-listed medina, a working fishing port, food that is worth planning an evening around, and a walkable centre ten minutes from the beach. When the wind drops — and it does — you are not stuck in a resort with nothing to do.
Getting here is easy
- Essaouira has its own small airport
- Marrakesh Menara is about 2.5 hours by road
- Agadir Al Massira is about 2.5 hours by road
- Airport transfers are included in all our camps
Add multilingual instructors and equipment that is renewed every season, and you have a place where a complete beginner can go from never having flown a kite to riding independently inside a week.
Start planning on the NaneaKite home page, or go straight to our kitesurf and surf camps in Essaouira to compare lengths and prices.
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