Dawn patrol is the routine. Typically, they’ll walk over to La Cathedrale for the morning session before breakfast. It’s a chilly two hours in the water, but perfect to work up an appetite. A dozen waves for everyone, and it’s out of the water to eat and relax in the sun on the hotel rooftop. By now, the surf schools are starting to crowd into the bay to take advantage of the gentler waves. On busy days, it’s not uncommon to see a hundred people in the water – but the wave is so long with so many take-offs, it doesn’t really feel crowded. Unless one of the local kids pop up right next to you and tries to grab your paddle – but you can only laugh at that.
The evening session often sees the guys heading back to La Cathedrale. With everyone tired from a day of surfing, the crowds thin out – and this is often when you’ll see plenty of the locals hit the water for some waves of their own. There’s plenty of surf schools in Imsouane – and make no mistake about it, the guys who work there can surf. The boys will usually be catching waves still a few minutes after the sun sets over the horizon – but then it’s in to rinse off, have a tajine, and get ready to do it all again tomorrow.
