Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.6° 

Essaouira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Essaouira today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
198
173
424
392
319
268
263
190
180
150
153
233
263
288
283
272
347
403
418
932
966
890
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:58AM2.87m
4:16PM2.86m
4:36AM2.79m
4:59PM2.68m
5:19AM2.64m
5:48PM2.45m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.09m
10:21PM0.15m
10:42AM0.20m
11:01PM0.32m
11:28AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
26
26
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
24
23
23
25
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
25
26
24
23
25
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
23
21
21
20
20
22
21
20
19
20
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