Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 58 | 117 | 222 | 269 | 266 | 283 | 291 | 388 | 459 | 522 | 490 | 318 | 622 | 652 | 576 | 490 | 532 | 522 | 511 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.27m | 6:09AM2.25m | 6:36PM2.03m | 6:58AM2.05m | 7:39PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.56m | 11:48PM0.71m | 12:17PM0.78m | 00:29AM0.93m | 1:13PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 58 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 7 | 291 | 388 | 24 | 522 | 490 | 318 | 622 | 652 | 576 | 490 | 532 | 522 | 511 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | — | 73 | 92 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 55 | 117 | 222 | 269 | 266 | 283 | — | — | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 494 | 691 | 691 | 110 | 96 | 110 | 83 | 96 | 610 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 83 | 610 | 554 | 96 | 81 |
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