Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.8°C
3.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
0.9
NW
14
0.8
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
480
389
339
324
483
492
485
472
453
336
224
212
208
205
199
178
172
169
197
246
233
207
169
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:17AM1.90m
9:23PM1.74m
10:05AM1.90m
11:01PM1.82m
11:23AM2.05m
Low Tide
1:31AM1.11m
2:47PM1.11m
3:19AM1.18m
4:43PM1.06m
5:00AM1.08m
5:50PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
23
24
23
22
22
24
23
21
23
23
23
25
28
30
25
24
25
26
25
24
26
Feels °C
16
17
18
21
22
23
22
22
24
25
23
25
24
24
26
27
29
25
23
25
25
25
26
28
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