Dakar, Senegal

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A spectacle of color at Ouakam beach — Ouakam. Photo: Ruth Zurielly Jennings, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dakar

Dakar is a town in Dakar, Senegal. From Dakar you can reach 18 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Ouakam, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is DSS, 44 km away.

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Staying in Dakar

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: DSS, 44 km, BJL, 178 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Dakar.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Dakar each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Dakar too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Wed 21

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Club Med5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft243 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Club Med, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	243kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	129kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	272kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

No Return5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft243 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at No Return, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	243kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	129kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	272kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

Secret Spot4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft243 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Secret Spot, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	3 ft11 shollow	243kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 shollow	129kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	2 ft9 shollow	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 shollow	272kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 shollow	188kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	2 ft9 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft9 shollow	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

Speed Point4.9 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft243 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Speed Point, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	243kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	129kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	272kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft9 shollow	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

Vivier5.1 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft243 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Vivier, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	243kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	129kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	272kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

Corniche Ouest5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft266 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Corniche Ouest, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	266kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	186kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft10 ssoft	272kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	208kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	31°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	33°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	32°C

Julikai3.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft273 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft277 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Julikai, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	3 ft11 shollow	273kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	4 ft9 shollow	186kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 shollow	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	4 ft10 shollow	277kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	3 ft10 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft9 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 shollow	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

La Baie des Carpes6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft255 kJ

3 ft203 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Baie des Carpes, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	3 ft11 smushy	255kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	203kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	101kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 smushy	311kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	34°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	65kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	35°C

La gauche de loic6.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft255 kJ

3 ft203 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La gauche de loic, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	3 ft11 smushy	255kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	203kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	101kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 smushy	311kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	34°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	65kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	35°C

Le Virage4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft212 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

3 ft205 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le Virage, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 smushy	295kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	212kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	112kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	34°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft13 shollow	77kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	35°C

malika sur - mer9.2 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft264 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

2 ft105 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at malika sur - mer, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	3 ft11 shollow	264kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 shollow	188kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	2 ft10 shollow	105kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft11 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft9 shollow	158kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft13 shollow	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 0 knots	31°C

N'Gor right5.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft255 kJ

3 ft203 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft214 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at N'Gor right, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	3 ft11 shollow	255kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft11 shollow	203kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	2 ft9 shollow	101kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 shollow	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 shollow	67kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	34°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft11 shollow	65kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	35°C

Ngor5.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft212 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

3 ft205 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ngor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	3 ft11 shollow	212kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	112kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 shollow	66kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	34°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft13 shollow	77kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	35°C

Ouakam1.2 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

3 ft273 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft277 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ouakam, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	273kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	4 ft9 shollow	186kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 shollow	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	4 ft10 shollow	277kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

Petites Mamelles2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft236 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft277 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Petites Mamelles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft11 shollow	236kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft9 shollow	186kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 shollow	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft10 shollow	277kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	3 ft10 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	32°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	34°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 shollow	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	35°C

Yoff3.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft212 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

3 ft205 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Yoff, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 smushy	295kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	3 ft11 shollow	212kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	112kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 smushy	316kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	34°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft13 shollow	77kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	35°C

Yoff Ile gauche5.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft264 kJ

3 ft188 kJ

2 ft105 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Yoff Ile gauche, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	3 ft11 smushy	264kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	188kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	105kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft11 smushy	295kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft9 smushy	158kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft13 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	31°C

Yoff Plage4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft295 kJ

3 ft212 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

3 ft205 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Yoff Plage, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	4 ft11 s	295kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 s	212kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	3 ft10 s	112kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft11 s	316kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft10 s	205kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 s	66kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft13 s	77kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 0 knots	31°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dakar, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near Dakar

Cercle de la voile de Dakar (CVD) 5.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Dakar

Yum-Yum OuakamPizza · 0.9 km from the centre
Le RégalBurger · 1.0 km from the centre
Pizza Time SénégalPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
Chez badjiAfrican · 1.3 km from the centre
PiazzolaPizza · 1.4 km from the centre
SudFMGerman · 1.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits