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🇲🇦 Boukana

/BOUKANA · NADOR/ · BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE · BEACH BREAK
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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Boukana · Mar Chica · Nador

/BOUKANA/
35.247°N · 2.816°W

Getting there

From Nador · 15 km · 20 min via N16
Airport Nador Al Aroui (NDR) · 25 km · 30 min
Note Sits on the narrow sandbar spit that separates the Mar Chica lagoon from the open Mediterranean — a striking double-water setting.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Free sandy track parking · ~60 spaces
Fills by Quiet outside summer · Oct–Apr for surf
Walk to water ~3 min
Facilities Very limited · Nador city 15km for full services

Hazards

SANDBAR Long open sandbar beach break — banks shift with NE swell events, walk the spit to find the peak.
RIP N/NE swell builds a rip through the sandbar troughs — use it to get outside, don't fight it on bigger days.
ISOLATED No lifeguard on this stretch — bring water and check conditions before committing, especially off-season.
OFFSHORE WIND Best with S/SW wind blowing offshore across the Mar Chica lagoon side.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid tide · rising
Peak season Oct–Apr · N/NE swell · Best with offshore S/SW wind
Swell key N/NE swell · Open beach break on the Mar Chica sandbar
Level Beginner–intermediate · Sandy · No lifeguard
Dawn patrol Dawn session with the lagoon flat calm on one side and swell lines on the other — a genuinely unique setup.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Boukana
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JAN
4/3
15.5°
FEB
4/3
15°
MAR
4/3
15°
APR
4/3
15.5°
MAY
3/2
17°
JUN
3/2
19.5°
JUL
SHORT
21.5°
AUG
SHORT
22.5°
SEP
SHORT
22°
OCT
3/2
20°
NOV
3/2
18°
DEC
4/3
16.5°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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Nador surf/watersport operators

NADOR · 15 KM
Small local operators covering the Mar Chica coastline
Guided sessionsfrom €40
Intensive (5 days)from €150
Private lessonsavailable
Ask locally in Nador
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Melilla watersports

MELILLA · 25 KM NORTH
Watersports rental across the Spanish border
SUP initiationfrom €40
Board rentalfrom €10/h
Group discountsavailable
Ask locally
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Surf shops nearby

Nador sports shops
NADOR CITY · 15 KM · Ask locally
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Melilla surf/watersports shop
MELILLA · 25 KM · Full range
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Local board rental
BOUKANA · Informal, ask at the beach
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Food & coffee

Beach snack stalls
ON-SITE · Seasonal only
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Nador restaurants
15 KM · Good Moroccan and seafood dining
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Mar Chica lagoon cafés
5 KM · Views over the lagoon
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N/NE swell + offshore S/SW wind across the lagoon spit. Tell us the conditions — we'll text you when everything lines up.

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