A quiet day: no spot here rates Fair or better today.
Forecast updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC.
The spots
Ngor Left · reef break, intermediate, best on NW swell with SE wind, all tides. Left-hand reef in the lee of Ngor Island at the tip of the Cap-Vert peninsula. Northwest swell and a southeast breeze produce a clean wave, with a short boat or paddle…
Le Virage · reef break, intermediate, best on NW swell with SSE/SE wind, all tides. Reef at the bend of the Ngor coast, close to the Ngor Island waves, with lefts and rights over rock on northwest swell.
Ngor Right · reef break, intermediate, best on NW swell with SE wind, all tides. The most famous wave of West Africa, a right-hand reef off Ngor Island that featured in The Endless Summer. Its coordinates here rest on one source only, so treat the…
La Gauche de Loïc · reef break, intermediate, best on NW/N/W swell with S/SSE/E wind, mid tide. Left reef a few hundred metres from the Ngor breaks, working on northwest swell and mid tide. Surf-Forecast reports consistent waves with few surfers, and part of the…
Club Med · reef break, advanced, best on W/WSW/SW swell with N/NNE/NW/SE wind, all tides. Reef right below the Club Med on the Almadies, working from about 1 m on west-southwest swell with a north breeze. Surf-Forecast says it gets crowded when it breaks.
Yoff Island · reef break, intermediate, best on NW swell with SSE/SE wind, all tides. Reef set-up on the Yoff Island side of Dakar's northern coast. Picks up northwest swell and offers a quieter option than Ngor.
Ouakam · reef break, advanced, best on SW/SSW/WSW swell with NE/N/ENE wind, low to mid tide. Pair of reefs on Dakar's west side, left and right, working on southwest swell with a northeast breeze at low to mid tide. Inconsistent, and the rocks and urchins hurt.
When to surf in Dakar
Best months for intermediate surfers: November to February. For beginners: September. The water goes from about 18 °C in March (3/2 mm fullsuit) to 30 °C in September (Boardshorts / rash vest).
Days per month at the best third of the 7 spots for each level, from three years of wave and wind model data.
Questions
What are the best surf spots in Dakar?
The best-known are Ngor Right, Ngor Left, Le Virage, Club Med. In all, 7 spots lie within 4 km: 7 reef breaks.
Where can beginners surf in Dakar?
Dakar is mostly for intermediate and advanced surfers: reefs, points or powerful beach breaks. Beginners should take a lesson and stay on the smallest days.
When is the best time to surf in Dakar?
For intermediate surfers November to February. For beginners September.
What wetsuit do I need to surf in Dakar?
The sea goes from about 18 °C in March (3/2 mm fullsuit) to 30 °C in September (Boardshorts / rash vest).