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🇩🇿 Cherchell (Tizirine)

/CHERCHELL TIZIRINE · TIPAZA/ · INTERMEDIATE · REEF/POINT
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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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Cherchell · Tizirine · Tipaza

/CHERCHELL/
36.611°N · 2.204°E

Getting there

From Algiers · 90 km · 1h 30min via the coast road
Airport Houari Boumediene (ALG) · 95 km · 1h 40min
Note West of Algiers in Tipaza province — Cherchell is a historic Roman-era port town, with the Tizirine reef/point just outside it.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Free lots near the point · ~60 spaces
Fills by Quiet outside the local scene · Oct–Apr for surf
Walk to water ~4 min
Facilities Cherchell town nearby for full services

Hazards

REEF Rocky reef/point bottom — booties recommended, low tide exposes the reef.
RIP NW Mistral swell builds a channel current off the point — use it to get out, respect it on bigger days.
LOCALS Small, established local crew — respectful but this is a real lineup, not a beginner free-for-all.
OFFSHORE WIND Best with S wind blowing offshore off the point.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid to high tide · low tide exposes reef
Peak season Oct–Apr · NW Mistral swell · Reef/point handles size well
Swell key NW Mistral swell · Reef/point break · Best with offshore S wind
Level Intermediate · Reef bottom
Dawn patrol Dawn patrol on a solid Mistral forecast — one of the better-organized waves west of Algiers.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Cherchell (Tizirine)
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JAN
3/2
15.5°
FEB
3/2
15°
MAR
3/2
15.5°
APR
3/2
16.5°
MAY
SHORT
19°
JUN
SHORT
22.5°
JUL
SHORT
25.5°
AUG
SHORT
27°
SEP
SHORT
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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Cherchell surf community

CHERCHELL · ON-SITE
Small local surf crew, informal lessons on request
Guided sessionsfrom €40
Intensive (5 days)from €150
Private lessonsavailable
Ask locally in Cherchell
AS

Algiers surf community

ALGIERS · 90 KM EAST
Larger surf scene around greater Algiers
SUP initiationfrom €40
Board rentalfrom €10/h
Group discountsavailable
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Surf shops nearby

Cherchell sports shops
CHERCHELL TOWN · Ask locally
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Algiers surf/watersports shop
ALGIERS · 90 KM · Full range
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Local board rental
TIZIRINE · Informal, ask at the point
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Food & coffee

Cherchell restaurants
TOWN · Good local dining, historic setting
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Roman ruins area cafés
ON-SITE · Seasonal
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Tipaza town
25 KM WEST · Famous Roman ruins + dining
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NW Mistral swell + offshore S wind on this reef/point west of Algiers. Tell us the conditions — we'll text you when everything lines up.

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