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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 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
17.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)899999131413121211111111131313121514131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1641681401401066755164386494503411297254220184286828613424978846841591
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
2.51
7:26PM
2.19
7:43AM
2.29
8:20PM
2.07
8:42AM
2.10
9:24PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
0.60
1:18AM
0.77
1:58PM
0.77
2:16AM
0.92
2:56PM
0.90
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:38-------8:38-------8:38-----
Sunset----6:52-------6:52-------6:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313151615141313131316181716151414141616161616
Feels °C (?)1099111198898810121111111112121514141516
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