Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.2°C
4.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
NW
11
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
121
97
96
92
69
64
50
46
45
34
35
58
93
161
238
220
296
284
379
416
470
490
411
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:57AM2.63m
5:16PM2.52m
5:32AM2.45m
5:52PM2.27m
6:09AM2.25m
6:36PM2.03m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.29m
10:59AM0.36m
11:14PM0.50m
11:35AM0.56m
11:48PM0.71m
12:17PM0.78m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
32
31
30
30
32
29
26
27
29
27
25
26
26
23
22
20
20
19
19
20
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
26
24
23
24
25
23
21
21
22
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
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