Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
16.9°C
4.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.5
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
237
208
214
234
186
161
135
118
99
82
89
94
91
75
82
88
138
98
178
172
247
202
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
W
5
W
5
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:16AM2.89m
3:30PM3.08m
3:51AM2.86m
4:06PM2.95m
4:24AM2.77m
4:41PM2.75m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.05m
9:39PM-0.00m
9:50AM0.09m
10:11PM0.12m
10:24AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
29
31
27
27
26
26
30
32
32
31
32
35
36
36
35
34
35
33
29
29
29
Feels °C
22
22
26
28
23
24
25
24
28
30
31
28
30
32
31
32
31
31
33
31
28
29
28
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