Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 555 | 627 | 549 | 599 | 639 | 787 | 915 | 742 | 681 | 642 | 509 | 430 | 417 | 386 | 304 | 203 | 479 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:21PM2.22m | 5:36AM2.29m | 6:04PM2.02m | 6:24AM2.11m | 7:02PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.72m | 11:48AM0.75m | 11:55PM0.90m | 12:42PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 581 | 555 | 627 | 549 | 599 | 639 | 787 | 915 | 742 | 681 | 642 | 509 | 430 | 417 | 386 | 304 | 197 | 479 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NW 17 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NW 16 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 94 | 62 | 147 | 143 | 209 | 203 | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 16 | N 7 | — | N 6 | NW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 93 | 1 | — | 1 | 51 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 624 | 81 | 81 |
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