Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
235
341
407
390
390
432
432
400
356
320
307
326
288
163
197
161
135
107
107
107
104
97
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
N
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:39AM2.73m
1:52PM2.94m
2:14AM2.83m
2:28PM2.95m
2:48AM2.87m
3:03PM2.89m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.22m
8:04PM0.07m
8:16AM0.14m
8:36PM0.06m
8:50AM0.11m
9:07PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:13
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1
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
23
22
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
22
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
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