Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
17.2°C
3.4° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (28 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
13
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
451
799
915
1049
975
932
904
849
759
597
918
890
892
798
700
748
614
546
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
0
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:18PM2.93m
3:38AM2.95m
4:02PM2.82m
4:22AM2.86m
4:50PM2.65m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.05m
9:46AM0.04m
10:04PM0.16m
10:33AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
29
26
24
26
25
25
27
29
27
24
24
26
26
25
25
24
22
22
24
Feels °C
25
22
19
22
21
21
23
26
24
21
21
23
23
23
25
22
21
23
25
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