Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.2°C
4.4° 

Essaouira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Essaouira today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
NW
11
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
45
31
35
58
97
190
231
259
296
284
347
459
533
490
439
664
652
604
490
532
522
501
490
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
45
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:32AM2.45m
5:52PM2.27m
6:09AM2.25m
6:36PM2.03m
6:58AM2.05m
7:39PM1.82m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.50m
11:35AM0.56m
11:48PM0.71m
12:17PM0.78m
00:29AM0.93m
1:13PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
25
26
26
23
22
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
21
23
22
22
20
Feels °C
24
23
21
21
21
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
20
19
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