Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.0°C
3.5° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
918
890
892
798
700
748
614
546
492
391
391
357
320
273
220
187
156
120
277
326
335
359
347
341
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
S
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
5
S
0
NW
10
W
5
W
0
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:22AM2.86m
4:50PM2.65m
5:10AM2.72m
5:45PM2.43m
6:07AM2.55m
6:51PM2.22m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.16m
10:33AM0.14m
10:49PM0.34m
11:25AM0.31m
11:41PM0.55m
12:28PM0.50m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
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20
20
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
22
22
23
23
21
23
22
21
22
21
23
22
21
22
21
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