Ras Lafaa
Safi, Morocco · Point break
Local time — · Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:39
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Ras Lafaa.
Spot intelligence.
Ras Lafaa is Safi's demanding right-hand point, not a general surf-school recommendation for the city. Its sand-and-rock setup can produce critical barrels, and the published low-water preference does not make the slabs safe.
Profile source · Surfline · Safi spot guideProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 18 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published guides reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Direction axes and relative tide bands are qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed geometry. Existing offshore-model height bands are retained, not converted from reported wave-face heights. Missing or conflicting direction/tide guidance contributes no directional/phase bonus. Offshore sample points are not takeoff or reef-depth measurements. Surfline lists E wind while the Safi Garden guide lists N offshore. Neither receives a direction bonus here. Low water is a soft qualitative preference from Surfline, not an estimate of reef clearance or an incoming-tide rule.
- Surfline · Safi spot guide
Advanced right-hand point, rock/sand bottom, low-tide preference and E wind guidance
- Visit Safi · destination brochure
Ras el-Lafaa identity and right-hand point, page 13
- Surf-Forecast · Safi Garden guide
WNW swell; N offshore guidance differs from Surfline's E sector
Source-informed axes
Swell axis WNW · 293°
Wind axis pending · Advanced profile
Wave
Fast, hollow right-hand point
Rock and shifting sand
Swell window
W–NW
1.2–3.2 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
Local check · guides differ
No wind-direction bonus
Tide window
Low-water preference · not clearance
Qualitative timing guidance
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Ras Lafaa is defined by fast, hollow right-hand point over rock and shifting sand. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.
Best setup
02W–NW swell, local check · guides differ and low-water preference · not clearance form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 1.2–3.2 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.
Lineup read
03This is an advanced profile: positioning, entry and exit should be assessed before committing. Pay particular attention to rocky slabs, heavy barrels, strong currents. Local signs and advice always take priority.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Point break
Advanced. Works best with W–NW swell.
Timing
Local check · guides differ
Low-water preference · not clearance. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.