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Kayar, Senegal

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Toubab Dialaw 294A2254 Senegal
Toubab Dialaw, the nearest town, 35 km away. Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kayar

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (313°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (133°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Toubab Dialaw. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DSS, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

    See flights ORD → DSS · Skyscanner from about £445 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Kayar.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Toubab Dialaw, 35 km (about 1h 05 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Kayar: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Toubab Dialaw, 35 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Toubab Dialaw · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Toubab Dialaw · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Kayar on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct333 ft11 shollow237kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct413 ft10 shollow172kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct312 ft8 shollow68kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct403 ft10 shollow227kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct413 ft9 shollow148kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct202 ft9 shollow65kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct192 ft8 shollow41kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct544 ft6 shollow106kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct414 ft7 shollow168kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct333 ft6 shollow84kJ29°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to DSS, changing at JFK, then 50 min by road. About 18h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kayar

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kayar

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DSS, changing at JFK, then 50 min by road. About 18h 05 door to door

The trip from Toubab Dialaw, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £775–£1,500 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DSS, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£445–£925
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£45–£75
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£105–£180
Food7 days eating out£100–£180
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£45–£75
Total£775–£1,500

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Toubab Dialaw

  • K'meleon0.3 km from the centre
  • La colline bleue0.3 km from the centre
  • Lebou Gui0.5 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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Toubab Dialaw, 35 km (about 1h 05 by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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