Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
19.7°C
1.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
2
N
6
2.2
NNW
6
1.8
N
6
1.7
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
53
49
31
30
22
21
46
78
77
179
125
107
146
199
304
383
259
663
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
50
N
50
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:58PM2.65m
2:18AM2.51m
2:29PM2.80m
2:49AM2.63m
3:00PM2.90m
Low Tide
8:10PM0.35m
8:14AM0.36m
8:41PM0.22m
8:46AM0.25m
9:11PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
19
16
15
16
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