Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
18.2° C
3.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.8
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
94
77
78
64
61
62
88
133
139
141
123
106
106
102
138
198
245
252
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
45
N
40
NNE
45
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:25PM2.51m
6:55AM2.33m
7:17PM2.35m
7:54AM2.23m
8:26PM2.21m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.50m
12:56PM0.65m
1:30AM0.64m
2:00PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
23
23
23
22
25
27
25
24
22
22
22
21
25
26
24
24
22
Feels °C
22
21
20
20
20
18
20
22
20
19
18
18
18
17
20
21
19
19
17
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