Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
12
1.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
400
400
320
356
348
274
222
173
161
153
113
110
107
107
104
97
74
73
72
63
82
66
86
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
35
N
25
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:14AM2.83m
2:28PM2.95m
2:48AM2.87m
3:03PM2.89m
3:21AM2.84m
3:37PM2.78m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.14m
8:36PM0.06m
8:50AM0.11m
9:07PM0.12m
9:23AM0.15m
9:37PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
18
17
18
18
20
19
19
21
20
18
18
20
20
18
17
18
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