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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 +01
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Essaouira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
15.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.6
NW
2.3
WSW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.3
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1515141414141413139141313131010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39013975425432202679253420201556841846459386335325306370262554409397449400424561
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
40
S
60
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
35
SW
45
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
2.91
2:25AM
3.09
2:47PM
2.95
3:03AM
3.05
3:24PM
2.91
3:43AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.02
8:35AM
-0.09
8:48PM
-0.00
9:11AM
-0.03
9:27PM
0.05
9:49AM
0.11
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:39-
Sunset-6:49-------6:50-------6:51------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--2212--11---1----------
Temp. °C181715171617201917181818181718191918181918181920
Feels °C (?)10121215141413810131414171615131212141513131513
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