HOW IT ALL STARTED…

Rachid, Founder

Rachid grew up with the ocean always within view. His earliest memory of being an ocean child was when his family would go to Killer Point to collect mussels to cook for dinner that same evening. With his father being a fisherman, Rachid was introduced to swimming among waves and local ocean knowledge: tides, weather, and moon phases. 

Rachid’s introduction to surfing also happened while he was a child, seeing tourists camped around Taghazout Village with their caravans and surfboards. Not yet having a surfboard of his own, Rachid and his friends played along by learning how to body surf.  

At 9, Rachid’s father finally bought him a proper surfboard. He had already learned to surf and pop up on body boards and other broken surfboards left behind by campers. But this new surfboard started a habit of being late for school or skipping class completely when the waves were good. 

Rachid began working in surf shops and then later for various surf camps and surf schools in the Taghazout Bay area. Not only did he learn how to teach surfing, but he learned about the hospitality and surfing industry, refining his teaching and hosting skills. 

After 10 years, wanting to bring his own flavour of surf coaching and surf experience to the industry, Rachid started up his own surf business near his hometown. What started as a one man show has grown into a professional surf school and surf camp in Taghazout Bay, Morocco.

Our Aim

Our aim at Local Surf Maroc is to have everyone feel welcome and relaxed while they are on their surfing holiday. After all, this is what holidays are for.

We also want to make sure all of our guests are happy and have made at least a step closer to achieving their surfing goals. We love nothing more than to see our guests grow with confidence and independence.

Whether our guests are complete novices or a seasoned surfers, we want everyone to feel like they have experienced the best waves Morocco has to offer.

As the name says, we are Locals. By employing locals not only do our guests get the best local surfing knowledge, they also experience Morocco and its culture authentically.

Local Surf Maroc Team