Magic Bay breaks on the north side of a deep cove — a slow, mechanical right-hander that runs for 400 to 600 metres on the right swell. It is the longest point break in Africa and one of the longest in the world.
30°51′N · 9°48′WRIGHT-HAND POINTALL SWELL DIRECTIONS W–NWWAIST TO HEAD HIGH
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Magic Bay
Magic Bay · …
08:00 GMT+1
SWELL
1.4m
@ 13s
WIND
9kt
NNE
NEXT LOW
12:24
falling
WATER
18°
air 22°
This week
A steady Atlantic week.
Today
1.0m
9s
8kt
Fri
1.5m
12s
7kt
Sat
1.5m
12s
5kt
Sun
0.9m
9s
3kt
Mon
0.4m
7s
2kt
Tue
0.6m
6s
3kt
Wed
1.2m
8s
5kt
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The Bay
IMSOUANE · 30°51′N 9°48′W
FISHING PORT
IMSOUANE VILLAGE
ATLANTIC
LUMALODGE
1
Take-off
2
The wall
3
Into the bay
4
The inside
5
Walk back
Now breaking
Take-off — beside the fishing-port wall
0 / 500 m
01
The lodge
Four-minute walk down the cliff path. Board racks at the shed.
02
The take-off
Sit inside the rocks. The wave comes in sets of four; take the third.
03
The shoulder
First section is the speed line — stay high on the shoulder.
04
The inside
The wave reforms over a sand bank. A softer, longer inside.
05
The paddle back
Walk back along the beach. Five-minute paddle at high tide.
LUMALODGE