Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 45 | 31 | 35 | 58 | 97 | 190 | 231 | 259 | 296 | 284 | 347 | 459 | 533 | 490 | 439 | 664 | 652 | 604 | 490 | 532 | 522 | 501 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:32AM2.45m | 5:52PM2.27m | 6:09AM2.25m | 6:36PM2.03m | 6:58AM2.05m | 7:39PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.50m | 11:35AM0.56m | 11:48PM0.71m | 12:17PM0.78m | 00:29AM0.93m | 1:13PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 31 | 26 | 58 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 296 | 284 | 347 | 24 | 533 | 490 | 439 | 664 | 652 | 604 | 490 | 532 | 522 | 501 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | 93 | 118 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 97 | 190 | 231 | 259 | — | — | — | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 80 | 110 | 155 | 691 | 691 | 110 | 96 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 611 | 96 | 96 | 83 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 83 | 610 | 494 | 96 | 81 |
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