Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.3
NW
15
2.1
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
185
233
300
288
283
320
361
411
521
961
981
951
1426
1264
1148
1059
895
819
831
1776
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:59PM2.68m
5:19AM2.64m
5:48PM2.45m
6:12AM2.45m
6:51PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.20m
11:01PM0.32m
11:28AM0.37m
11:48PM0.55m
12:26PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
22
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
24
23
22
22
21
21
20
19
22
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
22
22
21
22
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