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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 70 | 56 | 82 | 130 | 140 | 146 | 171 | 149 | 143 | 114 | 114 | 108 | 98 | 261 | 200 | 204 | 229 | 295 | 536 | 651 | 721 | 634 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.93m | 10:04PM1.81m | 10:44AM1.95m | 11:31PM1.88m | 11:56AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM1.07m | 3:34PM1.08m | 4:06AM1.12m | 5:15PM1.02m | 5:33AM1.03m | 6:19PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 171 | 149 | 143 | 114 | 94 | 108 | 98 | 261 | 200 | 204 | 229 | 171 | 536 | 651 | 721 | 634 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NNW 12 | W 9 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 66 | 97 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | 77 | 295 | 151 | 84 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 14 | — | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 130 | 140 | 146 | — | — | — | — | 114 | 91 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 80 | 81 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 110 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 110 | 494 | 615 | 96 | 81 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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