Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 61 | 67 | 70 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:35PM2.34m | 6:59AM2.22m | 7:23PM2.09m | 7:52AM2.04m | 8:30PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.69m | 1:01PM0.80m | 1:23AM0.90m | 2:02PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 109 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 67 | 70 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 81 | 494 | 686 | 686 | 110 |
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