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Kite forecast Moulay Bouzerktoun today

Wind, gusts and direction at Moulay Bouzerktoun (Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind11 kn21 km/h
Gusts20 kngust spread 9 kn
DirectionNNEfrom NNE · 29°
KiteToo lightstay on the beach

no kiteable daylight hours.

Today, hour by hour

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Moulay Bouzerktoun kite forecast, next 3 days

  • Kiteable
  • Gusty
  • Too light
  • Too strong

Sunday 25 October

Kiteable 6 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 14:00–17:00: 15–26 kn from NNE.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:007 kn11 knNNEToo light
12:0011 kn18 knNNEToo light
15:0016 kn26 knNNEKiteable
18:0014 kn25 knNNEKiteable

Monday 26 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:003 kn5 knESEToo light
12:003 kn6 knWNWToo light
15:003 kn8 knWNWToo light
18:002 kn5 knWNWToo light

Tuesday 27 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:005 kn8 knNNEToo light
12:005 kn9 knNToo light
15:004 kn9 knENEToo light
18:007 kn11 knNNEToo light

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Moulay Bouzerktoun

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Moulay Bouzerktoun most often blows from NNE (66% of them). Windiest months: June, July, September.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Windy days39%43%55%63%58%67%68%65%67%35%33%23%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

Wind map around Moulay Bouzerktoun

Open the wind map centred on Moulay Bouzerktoun

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Moulay Bouzerktoun today?
Too light: wind 11 kn gusting 20 kn from NNE (Sat 21:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Moulay Bouzerktoun today?
No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
Which way does the wind usually blow at Moulay Bouzerktoun?
On windy days mostly from NNE. Windiest months: June, July, September.
What counts as kiteable?
A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Moulay Bouzerktoun, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.