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🇹🇳 Cap Mérou

/CAP MEROU · TABARKA/ · INTERMEDIATE · NORTH TUNISIA
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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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Tabarka · Jendouba · Tunisia

/CAP MEROU/
36.955°N · 8.752°E

Getting there

From Tunis · 180 km · 2h via GP7
Airport Tunis-Carthage (TUN) · 185 km · 2h or Tabarka–Aïn Draham (TBJ) · 8 km · 10 min
Note Tabarka has a small international airport (TBJ) with seasonal connections to Europe. The Genoese fort in the sea is unmistakable.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Small areas near Cap Mérou · Ask locally
Fills by Very quiet · Few tourists know about the surf
Walk to water ~5 min to reef
Facilities Tabarka town 5km · Full tourist services

Hazards

REEF Rocky reef bottom — booties essential. Check depth on low tide before paddling out.
RIP NW Tramontane/Mistral swell can build a rip along the reef edge — Tabarka's dive community can advise on the day's conditions before you paddle out.
LOCALS Tiny, emerging surf scene — you may well be the only one out. Friendly rather than territorial, given how few surfers there are.
INFORMATION Limited surf information available locally. Ask at Tabarka dive shops for conditions intel.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid to high rising · low tide exposes reef dangerously
Peak season Nov–Mar · NW swell from Gulf of Lion via Tramontane/Mistral · Tunisia's most exposed coast
Swell key NW swell from Western Med · Tramontane/Mistral driven · Reef break · Regarded among specialist surf explorers as one of the better-known lefts in the Mediterranean, though still rare/storm-dependent vs. Atlantic-style surf
Level Intermediate · Reef bottom · Frontier surf destination · Local knowledge essential
Dawn patrol Tabarka sunrise with Genoese fort. Largely unexplored — potential for discovering new breaks.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Cap Mérou
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JAN
4/3
15.5°
FEB
4/3
15°
MAR
4/3
15.5°
APR
4/3
16.5°
MAY
3/2
19°
JUN
SHORT
22.5°
JUL
BOARD
25.5°
AUG
BOARD
27°
SEP
BOARD
26.5°
OCT
SHORT
24°
NOV
3/2
20.5°
DEC
3/2
17.5°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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Tabarka dive shops

TABARKA · 5 KM
Dive shops have best knowledge of underwater reef conditions
Reef conditionsfrom €40
Intensive (5 days)from €150
Private lessonsavailable
Ask at Tabarka marina
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Tunisian surf community

TUNIS · 180 KM
Small but growing surf scene in Tunisia · based in Tunis
SUP initiationfrom €40
Board rentalfrom €10/h
Group discountsavailable
Ask locally
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Reach surfers exactly when they're planning a session here.

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Surf shops nearby

Tabarka watersport shops
TABARKA · 5 KM · Dive + water sports
Map →
Ain Draham Outdoor Store
AIN DRAHAM · 30 KM · General outdoor + basic wetsuits
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Tunis sports shops
TUNIS · 180 KM · Full range
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Food & coffee

Tabarka restaurants
5 KM · Good Tunisian cuisine + seafood
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Tabarka marina
5 KM · Fish restaurants on the harbour
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Aïn Draham
30 KM INLAND · Mountain village restaurants
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NW swell via Tramontane + booties + local knowledge essential. Tell us the conditions — we’ll text you when everything lines up.

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