Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 53 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 78 | 77 | 179 | 125 | 107 | 146 | 199 | 304 | 383 | 259 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 21 | — | 78 | 77 | — | 125 | 107 | 146 | 199 | — | — | 196 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 16 | 40 | 179 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 51 | 304 | 383 | 259 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 705 | 705 | 81 | 352 | 93 | 526 | 299 | 705 | 610 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 81 | 81 | 610 | 647 | 110 | 105 |
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