Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 3PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
WNW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)171716161515151414141313131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11332522313729483097284823781903171212581182981878736700712724634603528501391338293
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
2.86
2:20AM
3.01
2:44PM
2.97
3:01AM
3.05
3:23PM
3.01
3:44AM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
0.04
8:08PM
0.10
8:30AM
-0.06
8:47PM
-0.01
9:09AM
-0.07
9:29PM
-0.04
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:07-------8:08----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221212120212124212020222323232525222121262626
Feels °C (?)192019191817181822191817181919192222201918222121
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