Photo: Thomas de LUZE / UnsplashSurf, boardshorts–3/2 water by season, strong nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—57% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardbothbreak type not yet verified
Water17.9–29.5°Cboardshorts–3/2 most of the year
Internet91 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,190+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Ouakam0 km
3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
- Espace WaypointView on Google
- AfricaWorks Dakar @ Point EView on Google
- Sarita CoworkingView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- HaloView on Google
- ILEA CaféView on Google
- The Original DripView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- SALIM ATTYE PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTERView on Google
- Bolt Fitness Club 1View on Google
- Wolf Calisthenics SchoolView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 57% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
57peak · Sep
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
—————smlmidmidmid———
Wind ok
97%98%95%93%70%34%26%30%54%71%94%100%
Water
22°19°18°19°22°26°28°29°29°30°28°24°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterSpringsuit20–23°3/2 wetsuit17–19°Boardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 27% | 26% | 38% | 49% | 49% | 45% | 47% | 46% | 57% | 59% | 39% | 31% |
| Intermediate | 8% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 27% | 38% | 51% | 50% | 57% | 32% | 12% | 6% |
| Advanced | 1% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 11% | 21% | 41% | 46% | 42% | 20% | 7% | 2% |
Working from here
median 91 Mbps · 3 known coworking spaces · from $700 a month · lively sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla91 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap3
Quiet ↔ Party82 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$700–$1,340
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,190–$2,000
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Dakar.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
CodeDKR
Distance3 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction