The study of the multi dates shoreline evolution in the area of Ksar Esghir, located in the northwest of Morocco on Strait of Gibraltar between Tangiers and Ceuta, allowed the appreciation of the following progressive characters:
- Ksar Esghir watershed geomorphologic, which provides a mountainous character, allowing the distinction of the three main units: Highest areas, plain areas and coastal areas.
- Typically Mediterranean climate, characterized simultaneously by a cold damp winter and hot dry summer, where the weather and marine conditions are dominated by: Dominant West- North west swells which may exhibit Atlantic Ocean origin and East- North east swells may due to local wind seas.
- Evolutionary trend of the Ksar Esghir beaches shorelines, between the years 1966 and 2005 (40 years), marked by: an erosion of approximately 65%, an accretion of 25% and coastal stability of around 10% being considered with an almost total absence of stable areas.
- Areas occupancy evolution characterized by: an increase in developed areas with an average annual rate which may reach up + 0.28 km