Imesouane
Imesouane is a calm fishing village in the middle of a huge area of protected forest 14km
off the main road and surrounded by mountains. An extremely relaxed lifestyle combines with typical Moroccan Berber culture.
The town, with a population of approximately 300 is a relaxed village inhabited by fishermen and holiday home to some
famous moroccans stars, surfers and People establishing a life close to nature.
Imesouane was discovered for tourism
by surfers in the late 70's there are rumors that speak of Imesouane bing a chill/surf area for Jimmy Hendrix. Surfers continue
being the most faithful clients of Imesouane its visiting surfers with some of the most consistently breaking surfspots in
Africa. Warm weather all year round and paradise beaches make Imesouane the next spot to surf
Imesouane is one of
the best locations you will ever see especially for beginner and intermediate surfers, Imsouane boasts two beautiful long
sandy beaches known as Cathedrals and The Bay.
"Toes on the Nose: Morocco Style"
“You know,” Jakke the Belgian Hippy said as we stood on the rocks at the end of Imsouane Point,
“when you look at this from here, it’s really just a big playground”.
The ocean in front of us was full of bearded travellers on single-fin longboards, Germans on fishes, grandfathers
on twin-fin eggs, and Swedish girls on funboards: all riding the long, mellow Moroccan waves and all doing it simply because
it’s fun.
Stone gets five toes on the nose of Jakke’s longboard while Tim appreciates from the shoulder
Folk don’t play enough these days. Even the things we do for fun end up having a practical purpose.
We hit the gym to get fit, read to learn, play games to win and climb mountains to say we did.
When we’re kids we play all the time – doing things purely for enjoyment and recreation rather
than a serious purpose – but you’d be hard-pressed to find adults doing the same, unless you’re camped out
at Imsouane, that is.
Like most of Morocco, Imsouane is staggeringly beautiful
So, in the style of a Thomas Campbell film, we tapped into Jakke’s vibe for a few days in Imsouane. On our last morning
there Stone surfed for five hours and on five different boards, none of which were his. The rides were very, very long but
extremely mellow and there was a great mood in the water- enhanced by the fact that we were surfing in an amphitheatre of
cliffs in front of an audience of camels and fishermen.
Imsouane
Access?
Take road from Agadir to Essaouira. Half way
is the turn off to Imsouane.
How does the beach look?
Cool beach in fishermen's community, clay homes
built into the cliff overlook the beach. Super typical.
How are the waves ? (direction,
type and quality of the waves only)
2 spots: Cathedral is a point break, fast not
too steep. If the spot works well it's beautiful. Sometimes the whole beach works, not just the point, so there's space for
everyone.
Second spot is the bay ! Longboard heaven. Great for beginners
and if you just want to ride perfect long waves. When this thing breaks far out on south swells, it's amazing ! One minute
rides. You'll go to bed seeing lines.
