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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 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
17.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)--
Evening (12 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
!
4
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121211111011131212121112121414141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)757659511409389288233212159282297319309704976120723922782288027022421202119901743
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
2.00
9:52AM
1.98
10:35PM
2.00
11:07AM
1.96
11:41PM
2.08
12:11PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.01
4:05PM
0.97
4:49AM
1.00
5:15PM
0.95
5:58AM
0.91
6:14PM
0.87
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----8:38-------8:38-------8:38---
Sunset------6:54-------6:54-------6:55-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------142--11----
Temp. °C161616151517161617171717171713151515141414151615
Feels °C (?)15161513131312131312131213131011121313131312119
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