Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.3°C
4.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
8
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
449
365
296
263
232
232
204
165
161
138
117
126
96
81
84
84
86
67
69
86
32
43
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
15
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
0
NE
10
SSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
15
ENE
15
N
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:39AM2.56m
6:01PM2.51m
6:27AM2.40m
6:56PM2.28m
7:29AM2.24m
8:14PM2.09m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.42m
00:07AM0.50m
12:34PM0.60m
1:02AM0.71m
1:44PM0.77m
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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8:01
8:00
7:59
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Temp °C
21
22
23
27
25
23
24
23
21
22
23
25
26
27
28
26
23
25
25
33
33
25
29
Feels °C
16
19
21
27
26
23
26
27
23
25
25
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
29
29
24
28
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