Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaia surfboard in Lances Left, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Plenty of surf spots, world class surf, uncrowded, cheap, lifestyle and good transport infrastructures. It get sometimes inconsistent and there are a lot of urchins! The best surf can be found at the Almadies Peninsula with a very large window of swell
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania.
Geographic coordinates: 14° 0' N, 14° 0' W
Coastline km: 531 km km
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind.
Terrain: Generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
Elevation: Highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m
Natural hazards: Lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
Currency: XOF
Population: 10,852,147 (July 2004 est.)
Languages: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Capital: Dakar
Divisions: 11 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor
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| Air temp. | 25°C | 27°C | 33°C | 32°C | 30°C | 25°C |
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Your favourites and future surf spot lists
| Surf Spots (26) | Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience | ||
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| Baobab | 3 / - | Right | Sand-bar |
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Beginners wave | ||
| Cap Skirring | 7 / 1 | Don't know | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Club Med | 17 / 1 | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Corniche Ouest | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar |
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All surfers | ||
| Dede's point | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | Experienced surfers | |||
| Julikai | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Beginners wave | ||
| Kayar | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| La Baie des Carpes | 9 / 2 | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | ||
| La gauche de loic | 7 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Le Virage | 4 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Beginners wave | ||
| malika sur - mer | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| N'Gor right | 30 / 4 | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| NGor left | 9 / 2 | Left | Reef-rocky |
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| No Return | 5 / - | Right | Point-break |
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| Ouakam | 40 / 6 | Right and left | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | |||
| Petites Mamelles | 3 / - | Sand-bar |
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| Philipps | 4 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Piere de Lisse | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Saint Louis | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Secret Spot | 15 / 3 | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Speed Point | 14 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | |||
| Toubab Dialaw | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Vivier | 34 / 1 | Right | Reef-rocky | ||||
| Vivier 2 | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Yoff Ile gauche | 3 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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| Yoff Plage | 16 / 1 | Right and left | Beach-break |
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By lambibar , 7 Mar
Rental Bungalow on the N'gor island - I rent a bungalow all furnished on the N'gor island during the summer time ( june to august ).One week minimum . For more informations and pictures, send me a message.
By Anonymous , 22 Feb
Location d'un bungalow ile de N'gor - Je loue pendant la période d'été ( début juin à fin aout ),un bungalow à la semaine, entièrement équipé sur l'ile de N'gor. Prévu pour cinq personnes ( deux grands lits et un petit avec moustiquaires bien sur ) , un grand jardin arboré, une grande terrasse couverte, un barbecue extérieur,électricité avec groupe électrogène.
Les tarifs sont dégressifs à partir de 15 jours. Pour un mois ça peut être franchement intéressant.
Inclus dans le prix :le ménage sera fait trois fois par semaine, le transfert aéroport jusqu'à l'ile.Le jardinier se fera un plaisir de vous aider selon vos besoins et envies ( courses, visites, spots etc...)
A disposition, deux longboards BIC et du matériel de snorkling.
Pendant l'été la température de l'eau est de 27° et les vagues entre 1m/1m50 glassy.La fameuse droite de N'gor à 2mn à pied.
Pour plus de renseignements et des photos, envoyer moi un message.
By matix0505 , 02-07-2011
Clean faces - Hi dudes and dudettes!
First of all, In addition to the previous comment, I’d say you have to be really really unlucky to not get a good wave near Dakar. I’m going to the Almadie peninsula (Dakar) for the 3rd time in a year now and I’ve never had such perfect surf in my entire life. My view on the surfing in Senegal is a paradise for a surfer, with breaks in all directions and always with an offshore wind to find somewhere. Swell size is not always overhead of course, but then you just drag out a longboard and ride small clean walls. You can rent boards and stuff at almost every surf spot near Dakar. The thing I like most is the diversity of spots. There are pointbreaks, beachbreaks and even a big wave spot, so there’s a place for all levels of surfers with an almost empty lineup. And if you get the early morning sessions nobody’s in the water at all.
I’ve been staying at N’gor Surf Camp which I can recommend. It is perfectly positioned with both the Ngor right and left just next to it. People on the island are always nice to you and there’s always laughs coming from the surfcamp. Good facilities and very good local food in great amounts. Haha! You got to try the “djebujen”! The owner Jesper is a great guy always telling stories about some special surf session or wave.
In my opinion Senegal is a place you need to experience!
I know I’ll be back again and again and again...
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