
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
472 | 453 | 336 | 224 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 199 | 178 | 172 | 169 | 164 | 246 | 207 | 207 | 169 | 163 | 102 | 106 | 127 | 248 | 116 | 106 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.90m | 11:01PM1.82m | 11:23AM2.05m | 11:59PM2.00m | 12:12PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM1.18m | 4:43PM1.06m | 5:00AM1.08m | 5:50PM0.89m | 5:57AM0.90m | 6:31PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
157 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 117 | 117 | 103 | 98 | 93 | 172 | 169 | 164 | 246 | 207 | 207 | 169 | 163 | 102 | 100 | 127 | 248 | 116 | 71 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | NNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
472 | 453 | 336 | 224 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 199 | 178 | 66 | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 87 | 106 | 98 | — | 56 | 106 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 441 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 121 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 22 |
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