Cape Hadid

Cape Hadid is a low headland on the Atlantic coast north of Essaouira. A reef extends westward from the shore, making the waters close to the cape hazardous to shipping. To the south, dunes and the islands off Essaouira shape a coast exposed to Atlantic winds and swell. These waters lie in the path of the Canary Current, which flows south along northwestern Africa and is associated with the rise of cool water near the coast.