Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 5AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
14
2
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NNW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1626
1604
1491
1349
1105
933
854
784
689
679
594
521
435
435
421
361
319
268
264
212
208
220
166
140
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
ESE
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
25
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
25
NNW
25
N
40
NE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM2.27m
8:17PM2.04m
8:53AM2.20m
9:57PM2.04m
10:25AM2.30m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.78m
1:46PM0.75m
2:17AM0.94m
3:32PM0.79m
4:02AM0.92m
5:03PM0.64m
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Temp °C
23
21
21
22
25
23
23
24
28
28
25
26
25
24
27
29
31
31
30
32
28
28
25
27
Feels °C
22
19
20
21
24
21
22
23
25
27
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
28
31
24
25
20
22
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