Ngor, Senegal

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Dakar, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSS (DSS), 48 km.

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About Ngor

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

The spot faces NW (334°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (154°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). 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, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSS (DSS), 48 km. Within 5 km we also list 14 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).
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Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Ngor.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Dakar, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DSS (DSS), 48 km.
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Forecast

Ngor does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ngor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	3 ft11 shollow	214kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft10 shollow	107kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	4 ft10 smushy	320kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	213kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	33°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 shollow	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	33°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	35°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	4 ft8 smushy	162kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	32°C
Mon 26Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	31°C
Tue 27Oct	31, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to DSS, changing at JFK, then 1h 10 by road. About 18h 25 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Ngor
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Ngor
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Ngor
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Ngor
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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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