Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 33 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 73 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 82 | 90 | 122 | 167 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 118 | 94 | 108 | 100 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:52AM2.04m | 8:30PM1.89m | 9:10AM1.93m | 10:04PM1.81m | 10:44AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.90m | 2:02PM0.98m | 2:28AM1.07m | 3:34PM1.08m | 4:06AM1.12m | 5:15PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 33 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 32 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 118 | 94 | 108 | 100 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 23 | — | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 66 | 97 | 13 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | NW 12 | — | N 14 | NW 10 | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 7 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 73 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 90 | 122 | 167 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 91 | 91 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 81 | 96 | 615 | 96 | 110 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 110 | 686 | 686 | 494 | 110 | 81 | 81 | 22 | 83 | 494 | 96 | 96 | 81 |
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