La Baie des Carpes, Senegal
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dakar, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSS (DSS), 49 km.
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About La Baie des Carpes
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NW (332°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (152°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 20°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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dakar, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSS (DSS), 49 km. Within 5 km we also list 12 surf spots.
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 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
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 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to La Baie des Carpes.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Dakar, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSS (DSS), 49 km.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | 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 | offshorewind 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 |
| Sun 25Oct | 54, good | 4 ft7 smushy | 121kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 32°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 48, good | 4 ft7 smushy | 151kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 31°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 36, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 99kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 32°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to DSS, changing at JFK, then 1h 10 by road. About 18h 25 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf La Baie des Carpes
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 2 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
- Wed 21 OctSurf La Baie des Carpes
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf La Baie des Carpes
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to DSS, changing at JFK, then 1h 10 by road. About 18h 25 door to door
Rough cost
About £670–£1,320 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DSS, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £445–£925 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £45–£75 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £100–£180 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £45–£75 |
| Total | £670–£1,320 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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