Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 +01
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)6ft (1.8m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414131818161616161515151414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104512031291106112741409129215691626158614311310127912619999719579711014902863700837850
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
2.91
4:26PM
2.69
4:43AM
2.74
5:08PM
2.55
5:30AM
2.51
5:59PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.16
10:13AM
0.14
10:26PM
0.27
10:52AM
0.31
11:10PM
0.43
11:38AM
0.52
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:11---
Sunset-------6:30-------6:30-------6:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222427232325272626262625222324242424252423
Feels °C (?)181818182123202121232222222220202120202122222021
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