Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
18.3°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
152
166
161
196
193
218
238
238
254
302
345
365
385
368
365
416
441
527
575
523
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
35
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04PM2.93m
4:24AM2.74m
4:38PM2.85m
5:00AM2.67m
5:16PM2.70m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.16m
10:13PM0.10m
10:23AM0.20m
10:47PM0.18m
11:00AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
24
26
25
24
22
23
23
22
25
26
25
24
22
22
21
21
23
25
23
26
27
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
22
20
20
18
18
17
17
19
21
18
22
21
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