Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 62 | 55 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 88 | 86 | 91 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:23PM2.09m | 7:52AM2.04m | 8:30PM1.89m | 9:10AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.80m | 1:23AM0.90m | 2:02PM0.98m | 2:28AM1.07m | 3:34PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 62 | 55 | 32 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 23 | — | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | NW 12 | — | W 12 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 7 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 70 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 86 | 91 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 620 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 81 | 494 | 615 | 96 | 96 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 110 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 110 |
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