Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Ouakam
Dakar, Senegal
Ouakam is a surf break in Dakar, Senegal, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Ouakam is Feb & Mar, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Feb & Mar.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:FebMar
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
7ft
3ft
0ft
Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 5.3ft average swell at 9.6 s from the NNW.
Feb: 5.7ft average swell at 9.1 s from the NNW.
Mar: 6.8ft average swell at 9.9 s from the NNW.
Apr: 5.7ft average swell at 8.7 s from the NW.
May: 5.2ft average swell at 7 s from the NNW.
Jun: 5.0ft average swell at 7.1 s from the NW.
Jul: 4.7ft average swell at 7.7 s from the WNW.
Aug: 5.0ft average swell at 8.5 s from the SW.
Sep: 4.5ft average swell at 7.6 s from the NW.
Oct: 4.8ft average swell at 8.7 s from the NNW.
Nov: 5.2ft average swell at 9.7 s from the NNW.
Dec: 5.0ft average swell at 9.3 s from the NNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 14.5°, -17.5°.
Ready to check live conditions at Ouakam?
Open live surf report