Surf Forecasts:
Sidi Ifni surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, NNW swell with 327 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sidi Ifni this week:
The surf forecast for Sidi Ifni over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sidi Ifni in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sidi Ifni over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, mate, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Sidi Ifni over this 16-day stretch is a bit of a heartbreaker. We’re looking at a long, patchy run of small, onshore-affected surf. The whole period is basically a write-off for a proper session. There’s a few early mornings that might offer a slight chance, but the overall setup is poor.
Let’s break it down. The first bit of hope comes on Thursday, the 13th, with a tiny 4ft swell from the NNW, but the period is a short 7 seconds. The morning is glassy, which is a major positive, and the combined energy is weak (202). It’s surfable, but after that first morning, the window slams shut. The wind goes onshore and stays that way for days.
Friday the 14th has a similar story: a 4ft, 7-second swell with glassy conditions in the morning, but it’s not going to produce anything special. After that, you’re looking at a string of days with poor conditions. By Saturday the 15th, the wind is already cross-onshore and the swell is still small and weak. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
We roll through a week of nothing really on offer. The swell bumps up to 5ft on Sunday the 16th, but the wind is onshore, and the period is still short at 8 seconds. The combined energy nudges into moderate territory (321), but the conditions ruin it. There’s a gap of several days where I wouldn’t bother paddling out. The wind is a mess, coming from the NNW and NW, and the swell is small and weak.
The only other potential whispers are on the morning of Sunday the 23rd. The swell is 5ft from the NNW with a period of 9 seconds, which is a bit better, and the combined energy is moderate (314). But again, the wind is onshore. The morning of Wednesday the 26th also shows a 5ft, 8-second swell with light cross-onshore wind, but it’s still marginal. The whole period is a flat, choppy mess.
Honestly, for a beginner at Sidi Ifni, the 5ft to 6ft swells might be edging too big, anyway. The real story here is the persistent onshore flow. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing most days. This is a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when the wind isn’t playing ball.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 96 | 114 | 121 | 149 | 118 | 158 | 167 | 327 | 266 | 221 | 207 | 256 | 232 | 232 | 197 | 202 | 169 | 118 | 115 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM3.21m | 3:32AM3.25m | 3:44PM3.24m | 4:10AM3.25m | 4:24PM3.21m | 4:47AM3.19m | 5:02PM3.12m | 5:22AM3.09m | 5:41PM2.99m | 5:59AM2.94m | 6:21PM2.82m | 6:37AM2.78m | 7:05PM2.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.82m | 9:21PM0.58m | 9:42AM0.76m | 9:59PM0.60m | 10:19AM0.75m | 10:36PM0.68m | 10:55AM0.80m | 11:11PM0.81m | 11:31AM0.89m | 11:46PM0.97m | 12:07PM1.01m | 00:22AM1.16m | 12:47PM1.16m | 1:04AM1.34m | |||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 96 | 114 | 121 | 149 | 118 | 158 | 167 | 327 | 266 | 221 | 207 | 256 | 232 | 232 | 197 | 202 | 169 | 118 | 115 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | W 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 59 | 113 | 91 | 95 | — | 55 | 35 | 50 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 665 | 114 | 0 | 367 | 77 | 88 | 367 | 88 | 88 | 551 | 88 | 88 | 213 | 0 | 42 | 325 | 42 | 88 | 213 | 94 |
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