Float

Price in Morocco

Mid-range Beuchat · at Technic Plongée Pro 216 to 390 MAD
High end Beuchat Pluma · at Technic Plongée Pro 1 410 MAD

Prices read on 17 October 2026 from Moroccan online shops. Brands named are examples seen for sale, not a recommendation, and prices change: check before you buy. For second-hand, also look on Avito and in spearfishing groups.

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01 What it is for

A float does four things. It carries the flag that tells boats there is a diver under it, which is the only thing between you and a propeller on a Moroccan point on a Sunday. It holds the fish away from your body, where a bleeding sar attracts nothing worse than a curious wrasse. It carries the spare shaft, the water bottle and the knife you do not want on your belt. And it is something to hold on to when you are tired, cramped or a long way from the rock.

Diving without a float is diving invisible. Most of the coast's boat traffic, from fishing skiffs to jet skis, does not expect a head at the surface and will not see one.

02 What to look for

Two families:

Inflatable floats: a torpedo or a ring of tough PVC or nylon, inflated by mouth. Light, packable, and the standard for shore diving. Choose one with a hard nylon outer, a proper valve, and D-rings to clip line and stringer.
Rigid or foam floats: a moulded board or a foam-filled torpedo that cannot puncture. Heavier to carry to the water, more stable in surf, and what you want if you dive rocky shore breaks where an inflatable gets holed.

What matters on either:

A flag mast that stands up in wind, and a flag that stays visible when the float is on its side in swell.
Enough buoyancy to hold a diver and a fish: 10 to 15 litres for shore work, more in open water where you may be towing a big fish.
Attachment points for the float line, a stringer and a spare shaft.
High-visibility colour: orange or yellow, not blue or white.
A short tow line from the float to your belt or your gun, so that it stays with you and cannot drift off in wind.

A wide board with a flag and a pouch, a "planche", is popular on the Mediterranean side for its stability and the gear it carries; a slim torpedo tows more easily against current.

03 Fit and sizing

10 to 15 litres of buoyancy for shore diving. Bigger in open water, smaller only if you are swimming a long way through surf to reach the rock.

04 Care

Rinse, let it dry deflated, check the valve and the seams, and patch a puncture the day you find it. UV kills PVC in a couple of seasons if it is left in the sun; store it in the shade.

Common mistakes

01 Diving without one because the spot is "close to shore". Boats run close to shore.
02 Hanging the catch from the belt instead of the float. It bleeds against your leg and attracts what you do not want.
03 A float that is not attached to the diver. The wind takes it and the boats no longer know where you are.

Safety

The float is the diver's only signal to boats. A float without a flag, or a flag lying flat, is no signal. And a float you are not attached to is a float that ends up a hundred metres downwind while you are on the bottom.

What to compare

Type: inflatable for shore, rigid or foam for rocky surf.
Buoyancy: 10 to 15 litres for shore work.
Flag: on a mast that stands up in wind and swell.
Attachments: line, stringer, spare shaft.
Colour: orange or yellow.
Tow line: to your belt or gun, always.

Goes with

This is general guidance for the Moroccan coast, written for divers who hunt here. No brand is recommended and nothing on this page is paid for. If you know better, correct us.