Morocco
Lost a ring in Morocco?
Ain Diab stays lively into the evening, with concerts and beach parties on the sand, so the hour you noticed counts as much as the spot.
A detectorist can go over the sand at Ain Diab for a bracelet after you have left the beach. What helps most is the last moment you can picture it on your wrist, and whether you swam after that.
Ring Seekers is a lost ring and jewellery recovery service that works with experienced local metal detectorists to search for a ring, wedding band, watch, keys or phone lost in Morocco. Tell us what happened and where. We choose an experienced detectorist who knows the beach, brief them with your map and photos, and tell you honestly if the odds are poor.
This page covers Casablanca, Rabat and El Jadida one beach at a time. The southern coast and the Mediterranean north have area pages of their own, linked below.
Two seas, and the cities on the ocean side
Most of Morocco's shoreline faces the Atlantic, from Rabat, Casablanca and El Jadida down to Essaouira, Agadir and Dakhla. Water sports lovers come to this coast, and along the Rabat shore the tide rises and falls over the sand.
The Mediterranean runs from Tangier to the far east of the country, known for calm, blue water and golden sand, with pebbles on some beaches. The three cities on this page are all on the Atlantic side.
Writing to us from Casablanca or from abroad
One chat, from the first pin to the report
From the first pin you send to the report after the search, the same person at Ring Seekers answers you.
Your own words reach the detectorist
We do not retell your story from memory. The detectorist gets your pin and photos as they arrived with us, along with your own account of the day.
When the sea took it
A piece that went while you were swimming where you could no longer stand is a long shot, and you would hear that from us first.
Money, before anything is booked
We explain the costs before any search is booked. They stay in the chat, so you can check them as often as you like before you agree to anything.
Inside a riad
A riad or a holiday let belongs to someone, and they have to agree before anyone searches there, so put the owner's or manager's contact in your first message.
Our Ring Finder Service Locations in Morocco
The south, the north, and the cities from Rabat to El Jadida
If you were staying in the south or on the Mediterranean, the first two cards tell you which area page to open. Everything from Ain Diab onwards is about Casablanca, Rabat and El Jadida.
From the surf coast and the Strait to the Atlantic cities
Agadir, Taghazout, Essaouira and the south
That page starts on the sand beside Agadir's corniche and runs up the coast to Taghazout village and its breaks, with Tamraght, Imourane and Banana Beach in between. It also takes in Mirleft, Legzira, the town centre and port at Sidi Ifni, and Foum El Bouir and the streets of Dakhla. Essaouira and Oualidia appear there too.
Tangier, Tetouan, Al Hoceima and Saïdia
In Tangier the page covers the city beach and corniche, Malabata, the port and the medina, and on the Atlantic side, Asilah's town beach. Then come Tetouan's medina, the beach at Martil, and M'diq, Cabo Negro and Fnideq on Tamuda Bay, followed by Quemado, Cala Bonita, Sfiha and the port at Al Hoceima. Last comes the beach at Saïdia.
Ain Diab beach, Casablanca
Ain Diab is the wide stretch of sand along Casablanca's corniche, with calm water off it. Surf schools teach every level here, and people also windsurf, paddleboard and ride jet skis. Parts of the shore belong to complexes with private beaches, so mention whether you were on one of those or on the open sand. Evenings bring concerts and beach parties, so say whether it went in daylight or after dark.
The corniche above Ain Diab
The city has redone the promenade on the Boulevard de la Corniche with a walkway for pedestrians, another for joggers and a circuit for bikes and roller skates, lined with kiosks and cafés. If a watch or phone went during a run or a skate, it may be up here rather than on the sand.
El Hank beach, Casablanca
El Hank beach lies near the El Hank lighthouse, which you can see from the sand, and it has a wide shoreline where people swim and fish. People play beach volleyball and football, and kiosks and food stalls stand along the sand. The lighthouse is the landmark to line your photos up against.
Oudayas beach, Rabat
In the heart of Rabat, the Oudayas beach is the city's own sand on the Atlantic. A sailing club manages the area, which keeps it busy with kayaking and windsurfing. Along the coast from here towards Casablanca the tide rises and falls over the sand, so say what the water was doing when you last had the piece.
El Jadida and Sidi Bouzid
El Jadida has beaches to the north and south of the town. Sidi Bouzid, near El Jadida, has fine sand and clear, fresh water, and surfers know it well. If you went on to eat seafood along the Boulevard de Suez or at the port, pin those stops too.
Places we cover in Morocco
- Casablanca (Ain Diab)
- Ain Diab beach, Casablanca
- The corniche, Casablanca
- El Hank beach, Casablanca
- Rabat
- Oudayas beach, Rabat
- El Jadida
- Sidi Bouzid beach, El Jadida
- Agadir
- Taghazout
- Mirleft
- Sidi Ifni
- Dakhla
- Essaouira
- Oualidia
- Tangier
- Asilah
- Tetouan and Martil
- M'diq and Tamuda Bay
- Al Hoceima
- Saïdia
Pieces people lose, and the moments they go
Gold and stones
- Gold bangles and bracelets
- A wedding band or an engagement ring
- A pendant on its chain
- Hoop and stud earrings
- Signet rings
Screens, straps and car fobs
- Phones
- A smart ring such as an Oura
- Watches, smart or not
- Car keys on their fob
- Sunglasses with metal frames
On the sand, the promenade or indoors
- A surf lesson off Ain Diab beach
- A run or a skate along the corniche above Ain Diab
- A game of football on the sand at El Hank
- Carrying a kayak up the Oudayas beach in Rabat
- A seafood lunch at the port in El Jadida after a morning at Sidi Bouzid
- The courtyard of a rented riad
From Ain Diab to the report, four steps
They are the same wherever on the coast you were.
The piece, then the beach
On WhatsApp, name the piece first, then the town and the beach, and when you last knew for certain it was on you.
A landmark in every photo
Put a pin on the map where you believe it happened. Then photograph the place so a landmark shows, the promenade at Ain Diab or the lighthouse at El Hank for example, and add a picture of the piece.
Who goes out to the sand
Everything you sent is forwarded to a metal detectorist who can reach that part of Ain Diab, El Hank or wherever it happened. Finding that person is our job.
The report in your chat
Once the detectorist has worked through the patch you marked, you hear in the same chat how the search went and whether the piece turned up.
Questions about Morocco
We stayed on the sand at Ain Diab until after sunset, and my bracelet did not come home with me.
Ain Diab is a wide stretch of sand, so a pin where you sat does more than any description. Add the times: when you arrived, when you left and when you noticed. If a photo from that evening shows the bracelet on your wrist, send it, along with one of the bracelet itself.
My smartwatch strap came undone somewhere on a run along the Ain Diab corniche.
The promenade has a walkway for pedestrians, a separate one for joggers and a circuit for bikes and roller skates, so tell us which you ran on and in which direction. If your running app recorded the route, send it, and mark any stop for water or a stretch.
During a football game on the sand at El Hank, my phone went missing.
The lighthouse is visible from the beach at El Hank, so a photo from your pitch with the lighthouse in it tells the detectorist which part of the wide shoreline to walk to. Say whether the phone stayed in your pocket or lay with the bags at the edge of the game, and tell us the model and what the case looks like.
The ring was on when I launched a kayak from the Oudayas beach in Rabat, and gone when I came back in.
This is Rabat's town beach, busy with kayaks and windsurfers, and the tide rises and falls on this coast. Pin where you launched and where you came ashore, and say whether the tide was coming in or going out, if you know. If it may have slipped off mid-paddle, say roughly how far from the sand you had gone.
We surfed at Sidi Bouzid near El Jadida and the car key was not there when we came out.
Sidi Bouzid is a fine-sand beach that surfers use, so tell us where the key spent the session: under a towel, in a bag or zipped into a wetsuit. Mark the spot your bag sat on and the place you walked out of the surf, and describe the key and its fob.
An earring dropped in the courtyard of the riad we rented.
In a riad courtyard the floor decides where to look: tiles, planted beds, a fountain, gaps between the stones. Describe it, photograph the earring you still have on a plain surface, and give us the name of whoever runs the riad, since the search is arranged through them.
We only noticed the chain was gone after flying home from a summer with family in Casablanca.
Go through the summer's photos for the last one where the chain shows, and note where it was taken: Ain Diab, El Hank, the corniche or a family home. That place and date are where we start, and the search itself can happen while you are abroad.
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Send the beach name and the piece
On WhatsApp, tell us whether it was Ain Diab, El Hank, the Oudayas beach or Sidi Bouzid, describe the piece in a line and pin your best guess on the map.