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Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1.1
NW
8
1
NNW
8
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
64
57
65
93
105
86
108
143
133
348
334
353
314
384
400
356
356
320
307
238
122
194
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
5
W
10
S
0
SSE
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:12PM2.85m
1:39AM2.73m
1:52PM2.94m
2:14AM2.83m
2:28PM2.95m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.36m
7:29PM0.13m
7:40AM0.22m
8:04PM0.07m
8:16AM0.14m
8:36PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:14
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
22
20
19
21
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
19
20
21
20
18
20
21
19
19
21
22
22
20
21
20
22
21
20
23
21
22
23
20
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