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Essaouira surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 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
16.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Essaouira today?

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 5AM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
5
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)212019181716161515141516161516161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116719022475269030743385347033973093270836144586495447975330533047054135366933412857258028872878
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
20
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
20
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
2.34
1:44PM
2.26
2:00AM
2.49
2:21PM
2.38
2:36AM
2.63
2:56PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.75
7:34AM
0.63
7:42PM
0.62
8:12AM
0.50
8:18PM
0.49
8:47AM
0.38
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:37-------8:37-------8:37---
Sunset------6:58-------6:59--------7:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------1113211--121562111
Temp. °C141414131415141616151514141515141414121113151514
Feels °C (?)11121312131111141210991113111012111199665
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