Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 7AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
11
0.5
NW
17
0.6
NW
16
0.8
NW
15
0.9
NW
15
1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
143
211
276
375
424
536
514
569
495
480
459
341
324
319
319
319
324
314
314
309
259
241
202
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
S
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
NE
0
NNW
10
ENE
10
N
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:17AM2.74m
2:28PM2.94m
2:49AM2.85m
3:02PM2.99m
3:22AM2.89m
3:38PM2.96m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.19m
8:38PM0.04m
8:49AM0.09m
9:10PM-0.00m
9:24AM0.06m
9:45PM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
7:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:30
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:29
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:28
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
24
22
22
24
27
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
24
Feels °C
23
22
23
24
27
24
25
25
24
24
22
25
23
23
25
25
24
25
23
24
25
24
24
25
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Essaouira surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest