Saint-Louis, Senegal

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Saint-Louis, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Remi Jouan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Saint-Louis

Saint-Louis is a town in Trarza, Senegal. From Saint-Louis you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Saint Louis, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is DSS, 163 km away.

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Staying in Saint-Louis

  • 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: DSS, 163 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Saint-Louis: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Saint Louis1.9 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft74 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small3 ft268 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, fair3 ft153 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, poor2 ft55 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft26 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft94 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, fair
All readings for Saint Louis: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Saint Louis, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct29, too small3 ft7 smushy74kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small2 ft9 ssoft56kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct44, fair3 ft11 ssoft268kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct34, poor3 ft10 ssoft153kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots31°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small2 ft9 ssoft55kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots32°C
Sat 24Oct35, too small3 ft4 smushy26kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore34°C
Sun 25Oct36, fair3 ft7 smushy94kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Saint-Louis, 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).

Places to eat near Saint-Louis

  • Chez DassoAfrican · 0.1 km from the centre
  • FlamingoFrench · 0.2 km from the centre
  • MOUQUETS Restaurantin the centre
  • La Linguere0.1 km from the centre
  • La Kora0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurant Saharaoui0.2 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