Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 114 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 109 | 112 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:54PM2.61m | 6:16AM2.40m | 6:35PM2.34m | 6:59AM2.22m | 7:23PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.47m | 12:15PM0.59m | 00:37AM0.69m | 1:01PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 114 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 109 | 112 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 96 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 686 | 441 | 22 |
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