Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 78 | 78 | 88 | 116 | 139 | 164 | 146 | 126 | 109 | 122 | 157 | 191 | 236 | 252 | 277 | 318 | 274 | 250 | 278 | 302 | 311 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.33m | 7:17PM2.35m | 7:54AM2.23m | 8:26PM2.21m | 9:10AM2.18m | 9:53PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.65m | 1:30AM0.64m | 2:00PM0.76m | 2:40AM0.77m | 3:26PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 78 | 78 | 88 | 116 | 139 | 164 | 146 | 126 | 109 | 122 | 157 | 191 | 236 | 252 | 277 | 318 | 274 | 250 | 278 | 302 | 311 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 615 | 691 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 80 | 80 | 110 | 110 | 702 | 110 | 105 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 105 | 155 | 702 | 110 | 110 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Central Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Essaouira surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest