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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 +01
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Essaouira surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
15.4° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)7ft (2.1m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)141414131316161615151414171616151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13821130885846701138417591958191018101533153353114900386859344186320628982982257324481027854
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
20
SW
15
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
2.92
1:38PM
2.80
1:50AM
3.05
2:12PM
2.91
2:25AM
3.09
2:47PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.27
7:28AM
0.06
7:37PM
0.12
8:01AM
-0.06
8:12PM
0.02
8:35AM
-0.09
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:45-------6:43-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:49-------6:49-------6:50
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------131---12----2--
Temp. °C151616161819191818171716171817151617171819161818
Feels °C (?)101212101099121291010101010121412111314101012
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