Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 73 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 85 | 106 | 135 | 146 | 140 | 145 | 143 | 121 | 121 | 111 | 111 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.89m | 9:10AM1.93m | 10:04PM1.81m | 10:44AM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.98m | 2:28AM1.07m | 3:34PM1.08m | 4:06AM1.12m | 5:15PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 32 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 146 | 140 | 145 | 143 | 121 | 94 | 108 | 98 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | — | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 66 | 97 | 2 | 2 | — | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | NW 12 | — | N 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 73 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 85 | 106 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 111 | 111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 686 | 96 | 110 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 494 | 686 | 494 | 110 | 81 | 81 | 22 | 83 | 96 | 494 | 96 | 81 |
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