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Essaouira Surf Forecast
/ Central Morocco (31 surf breaks) /
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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Essaouira today?
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
478 | 357 | 396 | 354 | 341 | 249 | 170 | 163 | 115 | 90 | 84 | 64 | 61 | 69 | 45 | 44 | 122 | 113 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 85 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:32PM2.46m | 12:08PM2.45m | 00:21AM2.63m | 12:52PM2.66m | 1:08AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.73m | 5:51AM0.44m | 6:09PM0.52m | 6:36AM0.26m | 6:56PM0.32m | 7:20AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 16 | NW 15 |
 kJ | 478 | 357 | 396 | 354 | 341 | 249 | 170 | 163 | 115 | 90 | 84 | 64 | 61 | 69 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 39 | 25 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 37 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 122 | 113 | 32 | — | — | 19 | 85 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 113 | 96 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 126 | 493 | 494 | 494 | 110 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 96 | 1362 | 96 | 96 | 705 | 83 | 22 | 22 | 83 | 688 |
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