Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.3
NW
15
2.1
NW
15
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
1.4
NW
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
1.2
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
993
895
760
831
1941
1626
1604
1368
1349
1105
933
854
700
689
604
594
521
435
428
421
414
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
30
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
6:51PM2.21m
7:21AM2.27m
8:17PM2.04m
8:53AM2.20m
9:57PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.57m
00:49AM0.78m
1:46PM0.75m
2:17AM0.94m
3:32PM0.79m
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
24
21
22
22
23
23
22
24
28
27
26
24
26
24
30
31
Feels °C
21
19
20
19
19
23
19
21
22
22
22
21
23
26
26
27
24
26
23
29
27
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