Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Essaouira today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Essaouira. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 109 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 81 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:16AM2.40m | 6:35PM2.34m | 6:59AM2.22m | 7:23PM2.09m | 7:52AM2.04m | 8:30PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.59m | 00:37AM0.69m | 1:01PM0.80m | 1:23AM0.90m | 2:02PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 109 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 32 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 | — | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 441 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 83 | 96 | 686 | 81 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 96 | 686 | 674 | 96 |
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