Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.1°C
4.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
1
N
7
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
150
138
120
123
99
81
84
86
70
46
71
100
45
42
43
42
37
31
42
64
65
65
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:27AM2.40m
6:56PM2.28m
7:29AM2.24m
8:14PM2.09m
8:56AM2.15m
9:54PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.60m
1:02AM0.71m
1:44PM0.77m
2:20AM0.89m
3:25PM0.84m
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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8:00
7:59
7:58
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Temp °C
21
20
21
23
26
25
26
27
24
25
32
33
29
25
25
25
24
23
26
27
27
25
27
Feels °C
22
21
23
24
28
27
28
27
26
25
29
30
27
24
24
23
24
23
25
25
24
23
25
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