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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 +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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Essaouira today?
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 9PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1218 | 1133 | 919 | 841 | 528 | 727 | 1626 | 2602 | 3491 | 3869 | 3563 | 4859 | 5672 | 5291 | 4595 | 3943 | 3461 | 3208 | 2600 | 2340 | 1952 | 1703 | 1407 | 1169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 2.28 | 12:35PM 2.25 | 12:58AM 2.38 | 1:17PM 2.31 | 1:36AM 2.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:59PM 0.72 | 6:26AM 0.73 | 6:40PM 0.66 | 7:07AM 0.62 | 7:18PM 0.59 | 7:45AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - |
| Sunset | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
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