Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
19.7°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
1
2
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
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
200
196
145
99
204
200
196
171
196
103
100
100
71
55
41
34
32
34
26
54
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
W
15
ESE
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:25AM2.30m
11:17PM2.19m
11:34AM2.50m
00:14AM2.39m
12:28PM2.70m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.64m
5:21AM0.75m
6:04PM0.44m
6:16AM0.55m
6:50PM0.26m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
28
24
30
30
26
24
23
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
25
25
26
23
28
29
24
24
24
26
24
23
22
22
20
20
21
20
20
21
19
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