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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
15.9° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (12 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131514141313131212121211111717161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14081387117911791738146312209918787606464553553375604586181194272729542295228922892179
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
1.72
9:16PM
1.87
10:14AM
1.81
10:39PM
2.03
11:15AM
2.00
11:29PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
1.19
3:54AM
1.09
4:15PM
1.09
5:04AM
0.91
5:13PM
0.89
5:47AM
0.68
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise6:52-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C151616161516161617181716151514141418171615141313
Feels °C (?)101112131112121214141312101081081210109866
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