Taghazout is a fishing village 19 km north of Agadir. For us, it's a place to see and to wander around, especially at the end of the day. We've been several times between 2024 and 2026; this story is mainly based on the late afternoon and evening of 18 May 2026, from the big beach to the village rocks.
- Where
- Agadir & Taghazout, Morocco
- When
- Visited in May 2026
- On the programme
- 5 stops
A fishing village
- Place
- Taghazout · Open in Maps
Taghazout is first and foremost a fishing village. On the beach, below the houses with their painted fronts, the blue boats are pulled up on the sand. The village has also become a well-known surf spot.
Best explored at the end of the day
The best time to wander around Taghazout is the end of the day. On 18 May, shortly after 20:00, we were on the seafront rocks, below the village buildings. The rock shelf was wet, people were strolling across it, and at around 20:12 the sun slipped behind the hill at the end of the beach, roughly a quarter of an hour before it set.
“Taghazout is a fishing village, a place to see and to wander around, especially at the end of the day.”
The terraces on the rocks
At that hour, the terrace under straw parasols set up on the rocks was full, looking out over the bay.
Breakfast or lunch with a sea view
Taghazout is also a good spot for breakfast with a sea view, and for lunch. But lunch does break up the day a bit, unless you have nothing else planned.
The big beach, south-east of the village
Earlier, at around 17:00, we were on the big sandy beach south-east of the village, on the Taghazout Bay side: surfboards lying on the sand, wetsuits drying, swimmers at the water's edge.
Taghazout is a fishing village to wander around at the end of the day, right up to the moment the sun slips behind the hill, seen from the rocks. In the morning, breakfast with a sea view; lunch is better kept for a day when you have nothing else planned.
Our tips before you go
- Come at the end of the day: it's the best time to wander around the village and the rocks.
- The sun slips behind the hill at the end of the beach roughly a quarter of an hour before it sets: in mid-May, be on the rocks by around 20:00.
- Breakfast with a sea view, and lunch too: but lunch does break up the day a bit, unless you have nothing else planned.
- On the rocks, the rock shelf can be wet (it was on the evening of 18 May): watch your step.
