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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 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
16.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 7PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)161516161515141414141313111212121211111111111119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4657451753305087470540793619337330173466362137272669302824831905161713651162981897835703573
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
SSW
25
WSW
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
2.38
2:36AM
2.63
2:56PM
2.48
3:10AM
2.75
3:29PM
2.54
3:43AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.50
8:18PM
0.49
8:47AM
0.38
8:52PM
0.39
9:21AM
0.29
9:25PM
0.32
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--------8:37-------8:37-------
Sunset--6:59--------7:00-------7:00----
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12-1121751111-----------
Temp. °C141414141413131313141514151514121315151515141414
Feels °C (?)11121110129109455467778981011101011
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