Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.6
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
537
645
624
698
530
398
565
464
704
553
683
947
1036
1102
991
946
786
634
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM2.40m
12:43PM2.61m
1:09AM2.60m
1:20PM2.78m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.50m
6:32AM0.55m
6:56PM0.30m
7:09AM0.35m
7:31PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
23
21
20
19
20
20
20
22
25
24
21
22
Feels °C
22
22
22
20
20
18
17
19
17
16
15
16
16
15
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19
19
16
17
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