Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.6° C
3.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
103
103
103
109
103
82
80
80
78
78
78
80
78
62
60
60
45
44
51
59
81
52
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:16AM2.40m
6:35PM2.34m
6:59AM2.22m
7:23PM2.09m
7:52AM2.04m
8:30PM1.89m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.59m
00:37AM0.69m
1:01PM0.80m
1:23AM0.90m
2:02PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
23
23
25
23
23
25
24
24
23
22
23
23
23
25
24
22
23
22
23
22
21
22
21
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