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surfing in Senegal |
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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
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Surf Spot |
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GPS |
Quality |
Direction |
Type |
Frequency |
Level |
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Baobab |
3 
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right |
sand-bar |
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beginners wave |
| 2 |
Cap Skirring |
3
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Don't know |
beach-break |
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all surfers |
| 3 |
Club Med |
10
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right |
reef-rocky |
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experienced surfers |
| 4 |
Corniche Ouest |
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right and left |
sand-bar |
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all surfers |
| 5 |
Dede's point |
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right and left |
beach-break |
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experienced surfers |
| 6 |
Julikai |
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right and left |
beach-break |
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beginners wave |
| 7 |
Kayar |
2
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right and left |
beach-break |
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all surfers |
| 8 |
La Baie des Carpes |
3
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right and left |
reef-rocky |
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all surfers |
| 9 |
La gauche de loic |
1
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left |
reef-rocky |
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experienced surfers |
| 10 |
Le Virage |
5
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right and left |
beach-break |
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beginners wave |
| 11 |
N'Gor right |
11
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right |
reef-rocky |
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experienced surfers |
| 12 |
No Return |
2
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right |
point-break |
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experienced surfers |
| 13 |
Ouakam |
26
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right and left |
reef-rocky |
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experienced surfers |
| 14 |
Petites Mamelles |
3
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sand-bar |
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pros or kamikaze only... |
| 15 |
Philipps |
3
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right and left |
reef-rocky |
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experienced surfers |
| 16 |
Saint Louis |
1
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right and left |
beach-break |
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all surfers |
| 17 |
Secret Spot |
10
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right and left |
reef-rocky |
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experienced surfers |
| 18 |
Senegambia Beach |
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left |
beach-break |
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experienced surfers |
| 19 |
Speed Point |
15
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right and left |
reef-rocky |
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experienced surfers |
| 20 |
Toubab Dialaw |
2
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right and left |
beach-break |
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experienced surfers |
| 21 |
Vivier |
25
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right |
reef-rocky |
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| 22 |
Vivier 2 |
1
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right and left |
beach-break |
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experienced surfers |
| 23 |
Yoff Plage |
1
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right and left |
beach-break |
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beginners wave |
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Senegal at a glance |
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Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania.
Geographic coordinates: 14° 0' N, 14° 0' W
Coastline: 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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comment by Jesper Mouritzen, 2008-02-22 15:09:34