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Imsouane Cathedral

When to go

10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Looks good · Low confidence

4.2–4.4 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 3.6 kt · direction unavailable

Forecast details
  • Light wind should keep the water smoother.
Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

  • 9:00 AM–11:00 AM · Africa/Casablanca

    Light wind · up to 2.5 kt · reported gusts up to 9.3 kt

    Offshore waves: 4.1–4.3 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.

    Wind source time: Sep 23, 12:30 AM GMT+1. This is not the model run issue time.
How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence
  • Returned marine grid point is 6.1 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
  • Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
  • No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
  • Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
  • A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind NE 4.1 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details
Offshore model swellNNW 3.2 ft @ 10sValid 2026-09-23 01:00 · Africa/CasablancaMarine grid 30.8750, -9.8750 · offshore model, not a local measurement
Offshore model sea3.9 ft @ 10sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-23 01:00 · Africa/Casablanca
Model windNE 4.1 ktunavailableValid 2026-09-23 01:00 · Africa/Casablanca
TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Imsouane Cathedral
TimeWindTideOffshore swell
NE 4.3 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.2 ft @ 10s
NE 4.1 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.2 ft @ 10s
NE 3.3 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.1 ft @ 10s
ENE 2.7 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.1 ft @ 9s
E 2.9 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.1 ft @ 9s
ESE 2.4 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.0 ft @ 9s
SE 2.5 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.0 ft @ 9s
ESE 2.4 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 3.0 ft @ 9s
E 2.9 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 2.9 ft @ 9s
E 2.5 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 2.8 ft @ 8s
NE 0.7 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 2.8 ft @ 9s
NW 2.3 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNNW 2.8 ft @ 10s
NW 3.6 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 2.9 ft @ 13s
NW 4.2 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 3.0 ft @ 14s
NW 4.7 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 3.1 ft @ 14s
NNW 5 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 3.3 ft @ 14s
NNW 9.9 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 3.4 ft @ 13s
NNW 11.8 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 3.6 ft @ 13s
N 11 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 3.7 ft @ 13s
N 9.2 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 3.9 ft @ 12s
N 6.8 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 4.1 ft @ 12s
N 5.5 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 4.2 ft @ 12s
NNE 5.2 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 4.3 ft @ 12s
NNE 4.6 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailableNW 4.4 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindNE 4.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.2 ft @ 10s
Unavailable
WindNE 4.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.2 ft @ 10s
Unavailable
WindNE 3.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.1 ft @ 10s
Unavailable
WindENE 2.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.1 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindE 2.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.1 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.0 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindSE 2.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.0 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindESE 2.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 3.0 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindE 2.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 2.9 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindE 2.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 2.8 ft @ 8s
Unavailable
WindNE 0.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 2.8 ft @ 9s
Unavailable
WindNW 2.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNNW 2.8 ft @ 10s
Unavailable
WindNW 3.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 2.9 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindNW 4.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 3.0 ft @ 14s
Unavailable
WindNW 4.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 3.1 ft @ 14s
Unavailable
WindNNW 5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 3.3 ft @ 14s
Unavailable
WindNNW 9.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 3.4 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindNNW 11.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 3.6 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindN 11 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 3.7 ft @ 13s
Unavailable
WindN 9.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 3.9 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindN 6.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 4.1 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindN 5.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 4.2 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindNNE 5.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 4.3 ft @ 12s
Unavailable
WindNNE 4.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellNW 4.4 ft @ 12s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach break. Named beach/break area coordinate; published map precision is not a coastline survey. Coastline bearing remains unresolved.

Mapped spot coordinate: 30.843, -9.823.

Mainland · Atlantic Ocean mainland coast · Coastline orientation unresolved · Location provenance

Model request point: Imsouane Cathedral (30.843, -9.823). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 2/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MOROCCO · spot-level model point

  • National or regional meteorological marine bulletin
    Warnings and official marine narrative where no structured surf feed exists; market adapter or station mapping not connected    UnavailableNo source time
  • The Buoy API
    Normalized nearest-buoy discovery and readings; market adapter or station mapping not connected    UnavailableNo source time
  • WorldTides API
    Tide predictions and station lookup; market adapter or station mapping not connected    UnavailableNo source time
  • Open-Meteo Marine API
    1 of 1 configured model points available    Current
  • Open-Meteo Weather API
    1 of 1 configured model points available    Current
  • Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
    Independent wave-model backend and cross-check; market adapter or station mapping not connected    UnavailableNo source time
  • Surf-Forecast public pages
    Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallback    Not applicableNo source time
  • Surfline public spot pages
    Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadata    Not applicableNo source time
How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.