Tamraght surf camp and hostel: the quiet village between Banana Point and Devil's Rock
Tamraght is a farming village about 17 km north of Agadir, Morocco, one bay south of Taghazout. The 32-bed SurfsHUB hostel here is for people who want to learn without an audience: Banana Point and Devil's Rock, the softest waves on the coast, are eight minutes away in the hostel van, and the village goes to sleep early.
from €150 for 3 nights, per person
Banana plantations, one main street, and the two softest waves on this coast
Tamraght sits on the hill above the Oued Tamraght river mouth, with banana plantations running down to the sea. Aourir, the market town everyone calls Banana Village, is ten minutes south by car or half an hour on foot; Taghazout is fifteen minutes north. There are a handful of cafés, a hammam, a Tuesday souk, and no bars. What the weather does here through the year is in Taghazout and Tamraght weather, month by month.
Below the village, Banana Point peels off the river mouth as a long, slow right-hander that lets a beginner stand up and ride for longer than anywhere else nearby. Devil's Rock, the beach break at the south end, is where most first lessons on this coast happen.
Still choosing between the two villages? Taghazout vs Tamraght compares the waves, the evenings and the cost.
For the days off the board, our Tamraght travel guide walks the village from the Tuesday souk to the hammam and says what to wear in the street. The journal is where we write up the rest, from the seasons to a family week.
Our Tamraght surf hostel: 32 beds, a garden, and a roof that faces the sea
The Tamraght surf hostel is at Sahel 745, on the hill above the village: the beach is a twenty-minute walk down, or a few minutes in the hostel van, which takes every session to the spots. It is the larger and quieter of our two hostels: a garden with hammocks, a roof terrace for breakfast and yoga mats, and nine rooms, enough for a family or a group of friends to book side by side.
Double room
One double bed by the window, with a bathroom of its own. Three rooms like it: a room for each Two Together pair, or the upgrade on a Solo booking.
Triple room
Three single beds, a wardrobe and a bathroom of its own. Two rooms like it, for three friends or parents with a child.
Women-only dorm
Six beds in bunks, women only, with a bathroom of its own. Ask for it on the booking form.
Mixed dorm
Six beds in bunks with a bathroom of its own: the dorm for Solo and Group bookings.
| Room | Sleeps | Bathroom |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed dorm | 6 in bunks | Its own |
| Six-bed dorm | 6 in bunks | Shared |
| Women-only dorm | 6 in bunks | Its own |
| Double rooms (three) | 2 each | Its own |
| Triple rooms (two) | 3 each | Its own |
| Twin room | 2 | Shared |
- Fibre wifi throughout
- Family rooms on request
- Board and wetsuit store at the garden gate
- Hot showers; seven of the nine rooms have a bathroom of their own
- Kitchen open to guests outside meal times
How it compares with the Taghazout hostel, room by room, is on the page with all rooms in both surf hostels.
Beach breaks first, points when you are ready
Live surf forecast, Tamraght
Wave face at each break, the verdict for the level it suits, the best tide window (≈) and the morning wind in km/h. A green wind blows offshore.
Today's forecast can't be loaded. Our coaches read the sea at 6 every morning and choose the break then.
A guide, not a promise: our coaches still choose the break each morning. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III, data provided by PacIOOS (www.pacioos.org), which is a part of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®), funded in part by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Award #NA21NOS0120091. Wind: data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Tides: Marea (FES2014, AVISO+). Not for navigation.
| Spot | From the hostel | Wave | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Rock | 8 min in the van, 20 on foot | Beach break with a channel, sand bottom | First lessons, every level on small days |
| Banana Point | 8 min in the van, 25 on foot | Long soft right-hander off the river mouth | Beginners standing up, intermediates working turns |
| Crocro | 9 min in the van, 30 on foot | Open beach break north of the village | Intermediates when Banana is crowded |
| Anchor Point, Taghazout | 15 min in the van | Long right-hand point | Intermediates and up, on the coach's call |
| Imsouane | 90 min in the van | The longest wave in Morocco, a day trip | Everyone, once a week when it is on |
Every break on this coast, by level and by month, is in the surf spots guide. What a first week on these two waves looks like is in learn to surf in Morocco, day by day, and a week with children in a family surf holiday in Morocco. Surf lessons in Tamraght: how our coaching works explains how the coach chooses between these two waves by the tide each morning.
One price per person for the whole stay, by level
| Level | 3 nights | 5 nights | 7 nights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | €150 | €250 | €350 |
| Intermediate | €180 | €300 | €420 |
The rate covers a bed in a shared room, breakfast, lunch and dinner, the daily surf trips with coaching, daily yoga and the airport transfer both ways. A private room is €20 per room per night; Two Together has a private room for each pair, and a single pair chooses double or twin. From 5 nights the excursions to Paradise Valley, Souk El Had and the argan-oil village are included.
The drive from Agadir Al Massira is 43 km and 45 to 55 minutes, and the driver meets your flight at any hour. The rest of the stay is paid in cash on arrival, so our Agadir airport to Tamraght guide shows where to draw it in the arrivals hall before you leave the terminal.
Questions people ask us
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Can I get to Taghazout easily from the Tamraght hostel?
Pick a hostel, pick your nights.
Choose Taghazout or Tamraght, 3 nights or more. Only the 15% deposit is paid online; the rest in cash on arrival, in euros or dirhams. The confirmation email arrives within minutes.