How does a surf-and-yoga day actually fit together?
It fits together around the wind, not around a timetable. At Imsouane the mornings are usually the cleanest: onshore wind tends to build after midday and puts chop on the water. So the guided surf session goes early, and the yoga works around it instead of competing with it.
| Part of the day | What usually happens | Why it falls there |
|---|---|---|
| Early morning | Bread out of the oven, coffee, a look at the bay | Aicha bakes fresh each morning, and the line-up is about five minutes from the surf house |
| Morning | Guided surf session, small group | Lightest wind of the day and the cleanest water at Magic Bay |
| Midday | Lunch, shade, a slow couple of hours | Onshore wind normally arrives, and with around 340 days of sun a year the middle of the day is the hottest part |
| Afternoon | Free time: a second paddle if it stays clean, surf-skate, the hammam, or an activity | Your board and wetsuit are yours for the week |
| Late afternoon | Rooftop yoga as the heat drops | The rooftop is both the yoga space and the sunset spot |
| Evening | Family dinner on the rooftop | Tajine, bread, mint tea, everyone at one table |
That is the usual shape. If the swell fills in later or the wind holds off, the day moves with it, and we confirm the week’s actual timings with you directly.
Why the surf goes first and the yoga follows
There is a practical reason and a physical one.
The practical one is wind. Magic Bay is roughly an 800-metre right-hand point, and a wave that long only shows its full shape when the water is smooth. Once the onshore breeze is up, the wave still works, but it is bumpier and harder to read. Booking yoga into the morning would mean spending the best conditions of the day on a mat.
The physical one is that the two loads are opposites. Paddling is hours of shoulder, neck and lower-back work in one position, and the pop-up asks for hip and thoracic mobility most people do not use the rest of the year. Doing the mobility work after the water, rather than before it, tends to be what makes day four feel like day one.
How much of each do you actually get?
The Surf & Yoga Week is seven nights with five guided surf sessions and five rooftop yoga sessions. Five and five across seven nights usually leaves a day or two with nothing scheduled, which is where the hammam, the harbour, Paradise Valley or simply doing nothing tends to land.
In the water, the group is capped at five surfers with an ISA-certified coach. That cap is the number that matters most when you compare camps: it decides how many waves you actually get corrected on.
Which of our weeks is the right one?
| Week | In the water | Yoga | Also included | Best for | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surf Camp Week | 5 guided sessions | None | 7 nights in the surf house, board and wetsuit, homemade meals | Surfing is the whole point and you will fill your own downtime | Lowest of our three weeks |
| Surf & Yoga Week | 5 guided sessions | 5 rooftop sessions | Everything in the Surf Camp Week, plus a traditional hammam and slow-food family dinners | Beginners and returning surfers who want the recovery side built in | Higher than the Surf Camp Week |
| Surf Development Week | Small-group coaching capped at five, spot-chasing up the coast by 4x4 | None | 7 nights, daily video analysis, sessions on tides, theory and reading the line-up | Intermediate and up, already riding unbroken waves | Confirmed when you enquire |
We do not publish figures on this page, for surf weeks or for transfers. Season, dates and room all move the number, and a stale price helps nobody. Ask and we will send the current one.
When a surf-and-yoga week is not the right choice
Worth saying plainly, because it saves everyone a difficult week:
- If yoga is the main event. This is a surf week with yoga in it, not a yoga retreat with surfing attached. Five sessions in seven nights, on a rooftop, is not twice-daily practice, a single named lineage, or teacher training. If that is what you are shopping for, book somewhere that leads with it.
- If you are already surfing well and want to get better fast. The Surf Development Week, with daily video and 4x4 spot-chasing, will do more for your surfing than the same week with yoga in it.
- If you want a hotel. We describe this as opening our home rather than running a hotel: meals are shared at one table on the rooftop, and most guests arrive on their own and meet there. Some people love that, some want a door they can close.
- If you want guaranteed big surf. December to February is the biggest and busiest stretch, but that also means more days spent watching conditions rather than paddling out. May to August is smaller and far better for learning.
When should you come?
North-west Atlantic swell is most consistent from September to April, and December to February is the biggest and busiest. May to August is the smallest and the best window for a first surf week.
Water sits at about 17-20C in winter and 20-23C in summer, so a 3/2 wetsuit covers most of the year and is included either way. Whichever month you pick, the mornings are the clean part of the day.
Where to look next
Full details of the surf weeks are on their own page, including the Surf Camp and Development options. If you would rather come independently and book day by day, see lessons and board and wetsuit rental. The hammam, Moroccan cooking, sandboarding and Paradise Valley all sit under activities. For prices, room details and anything else specific to your dates, message us on WhatsApp or email through the contact page and we will confirm the same day.