Surf: . Over the frontier, 100km south is Laâyoune, the main city in the Sahara with 200,000 people. It’s another 20km (12mi) to reach the coast and the 11km (7mi) long La Corniche of Foum El Oued, a kind of seaside resort with hotels. It’s a long beachbreak, best with slack wind, high tide and small swells.