Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
18.9°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
199
149
211
176
154
129
101
84
88
44
42
38
41
30
30
22
40
82
161
197
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:24PM2.46m
1:46AM2.36m
1:58PM2.65m
2:18AM2.51m
2:29PM2.80m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.68m
7:38PM0.52m
7:43AM0.51m
8:10PM0.35m
8:14AM0.36m
8:41PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
20
20
18
18
  • 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