Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 372 | 553 | 508 | 479 | 465 | 501 | 388 | 388 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 230 | 212 | 209 | 169 | 178 | 345 | 451 | 537 | 584 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM2.05m | 11:11PM1.98m | 11:22AM2.23m | 11:56PM2.18m | 12:05PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.90m | 5:07AM0.94m | 5:44PM0.71m | 5:53AM0.75m | 6:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 298 | 225 | 553 | 508 | 479 | 465 | 501 | 388 | 388 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 230 | 109 | 76 | 62 | 178 | 345 | 451 | 537 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 382 | 372 | 192 | 154 | 131 | 125 | 56 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 212 | 209 | 169 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 120 | 62 | 47 | 76 | 159 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 465 | 81 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 610 | 465 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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