The Taghazout point-break coastline. Hash Point breaks directly in front of the village.
Quick answer
Hash Point is a right-hand point break directly in front of Taghazout village. It needs a solid NW swell to wrap in, works best from mid to high tide, and breaks over cobblestones and urchins. Best for confident intermediates and up. When Anchor Point is too big or too crowded, this is usually where people end up.
What Hash Point is
Hash Point is the right-hander that peels along the rocks at the northern end of Taghazout village. You can watch it from the cafes, which is a large part of its appeal and also why it gets busy the moment it looks good.
It is a proper point break rather than a beach break: the wave sets up on the outside, runs along the cobblestone shelf, and finishes near the village. On a good day you get a long, workable right-hander a two-minute walk from where you are staying. On a mediocre day you get a fat, shifting wall that closes out on the inside.
When Hash Point works
| Condition | What works |
|---|---|
| Swell direction | NW to N. It needs to wrap around the headland, so a straight W swell often misses it |
| Size | Wants 4 ft and up. Below that it is soft, fat and not worth the walk |
| Tide | Mid to high. At low tide the cobbles are close and sections go dry |
| Wind | Offshore or light NE in the morning. It blows out by late morning most days |
| Bottom | Cobblestone and rock, with sea urchins |
| Best season | October to March |
Conditions are a guide, not a guarantee. Message us the week you arrive and we will tell you what it is actually doing.
Who Hash Point suits
Confident intermediates and above. It is not a beginner wave, and this is where people most often get it wrong — the convenience tempts first-timers into a lineup with a rock bottom, urchins and a crowd of people who surf it every day.
If you are learning, you want Panorama or Devil’s Rock, not this. If you can already take off on a green wave and turn, Hash Point on a clean mid-tide morning is one of the most enjoyable waves in the bay.
Getting there and parking
You walk. It is at the north end of the village, past the last row of cafes. There is no parking problem because there is nothing to park — if you are staying in Taghazout you are already there.
Entry is over the rocks. Time it between sets, watch where the locals go in, and do not try to invent your own route across the shelf.
Hazards you should know about
Urchins. The shelf is covered in them. Reef boots are not overkill here, and a lot of visitors learn this the expensive way in their first week.
The rocks on entry and exit. Getting in is straightforward on a mid tide. Getting out on a dropping tide with a set running through is where people damage boards and ankles.
The crowd. It is a local wave and it is small. Read the etiquette guide before you paddle out, not after.
If Hash Point is not working
If it is too small, the swell has not filled in and almost nothing on this stretch will be good — go to Imsouane or take the day off. If it is too big or too crowded, La Source and Killers are north of here and handle size better.
Deciding which of those is right on a given morning is the whole point of surf guiding.