Essaouira Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.56° N 9.73° W

Essaouira 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Essaouira sea temperature is
18.3°C
3.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Essaouira at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
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
13
1.3
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
552
394
388
353
301
297
287
287
240
232
189
153
147
143
211
276
375
424
536
514
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
W
5
WSW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM2.67m
1:45AM2.58m
1:56PM2.83m
2:17AM2.74m
2:28PM2.94m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.50m
7:36PM0.30m
7:43AM0.33m
8:07PM0.14m
8:16AM0.19m
8:38PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
25
24
24
23
23
23
26
27
25
24
24
24
22
22
24
24
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
23
25
24
23
24
24
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