Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.4
NW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
139
120
92
86
144
264
337
581
555
627
549
599
585
799
821
742
681
642
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:45PM2.42m
4:58AM2.47m
5:21PM2.22m
5:36AM2.29m
6:04PM2.02m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.53m
11:06AM0.55m
11:14PM0.72m
11:48AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
24
23
24
24
24
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
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