Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)131313151717161615151514141413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49448655537211332522313729482962284822151903162112581110981878736700724724580551469
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
2.89
2:06PM
2.86
2:20AM
3.01
2:44PM
2.97
3:01AM
3.05
3:23PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
0.27
7:53AM
0.04
8:08PM
0.10
8:30AM
-0.06
8:47PM
-0.01
9:09AM
-0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----7:09-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:07-------8:07-------8:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192120212321212021202220252220202224242426272421
Feels °C (?)141616182120211919171917232018181921212023242319
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