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Home/Surf Conditions/ Dakar Yoff
Live surf report

Dakar Yoff

Senegal · Atlantic Africa

Current score
0.4
Flat
🌤️

Right now

Partly cloudy
Wave height
1.2 m
4-4.5 ft / Chest to head high
Swell
7s Wind swell
From 335°
Wind
21 km/h
Cross-shore N
Water temp
21°C
Shorty / spring suit

Wind and swell direction

NESW

Swell: 1.2m NNW

Wind: 21 km/h N (cross-onshore)

Beach faces: W

Cross-onshore wind. Wave faces are getting chopped up, conditions are average.

Swell direction is a decent angle for this beach.

Today hour by hour

Updated 10:16
5am
--
Dark
Dark
6am
--
Dark
Dark
7am
100
Epic
1.2m
7s wind
21kn N
Best
8am
100
Epic
1.2m
6s wind
24kn N
9am
100
Epic
1.2m
6s wind
26kn N
10am
100
Epic
1.2m
6s wind
28kn N
11am
100
Epic
1.1m
6s wind
28kn N
12pm
100
Epic
1.1m
7s wind
27kn N
1pm
100
Epic
1.1m
6s wind
25kn N
2pm
100
Epic
1.2m
6s wind
25kn N
3pm
100
Epic
1.2m
5s wind
25kn N
4pm
100
Epic
1.1m
5s wind
25kn N
5pm
100
Epic
1.1m
5s wind
24kn N
6pm
100
Epic
1.1m
6s wind
24kn N
7pm
100
Epic
1.1m
6s wind
23kn N
8pm
100
Epic
1.1m
6s wind
22kn N
RatingEpicGreatGoodFairModeratePoor

Expected crowds

Prediction model v1
7am
10am
1pm
4pm
7pm

7amMidweek quiet

EmptyQuietModerateBusyPacked

Next 7 days

Forecast via Open-Meteo
Today
26 Apr
🌤️
4.2
1.4 m
8s · 31 km/h
moderate
Sunday
Best session
Tomorrow
27 Apr
🌤️
4.0
1.3 m
7s · 26 km/h
empty
Midweek
Tue
28 Apr
☁️
3.3
1.2 m
5s · 27 km/h
empty
Midweek
Wed
29 Apr
☀️
4.2
1.1 m
11s · 27 km/h
empty
Midweek
Thu
30 Apr
☀️
3.4
0.9 m
8s · 25 km/h
empty
Midweek
Fri
1 May
☀️
3.3
0.9 m
9s · 27 km/h
empty
Friday
Sat
2 May
🌤️
3.5
0.8 m
10s · 28 km/h
quiet
Saturday

What to pack

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Best time to go

Today 7am-11am

quiet before the morning rush, conditions building through the session

86
Chest to head highVariableQuiet
Tomorrow 7am-11am

quiet before the morning rush, conditions building through the session

Chest to head highVariableQuiet
86
Today 7pm-9pm

quiet evening session

Chest to head highVariableEmpty
84

Nearby spots right now

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Flat
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Flat

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Tide

Approximate model

Best on mid-high tide

5am8pm
High 09:002.5m
Low 15:120.1m

Swell forecast

7-day forecast
Swell heightWind wavesBest day
Long (12s+)Medium (8-11s)Short (below 8s)

Daily score breakdown

Swell quality4.7/7
Swell alignmentx0.78
Wind0.2/3
The luck factor

This week is looking above average for late April.

Comparing the 7-day forecast to the last 5 years of marine data for the same week at Dakar Yoff.

Below avgAbove avg
5.2/10
vs typical 3.5/10 for late April

What's driving it

Average swell height
0.0 m typical
1.1 m
Swell period
0.0 s typical
8.2 s
Wind
0 km/h typical
27 km/h
Solid swell days
0.0 typical
0 forecast

Recent form

Last 2 days of logged conditions.

30-day average
2.3/10
Days firing
0
Score 7 or higher
Best day recently
4.2/10
26 Apr
Days logged
2

About Dakar Yoff

Urban reef break on the Cap-Vert peninsula with powerful waves and a vibrant local surf scene.

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Frequently asked questions

How often is this page updated?

Current conditions refresh every 6 hours when the cron runs. Hourly data updates every 30 minutes. The 7-day forecast, luck factor, and packing notes are all pre-computed at the same time.

What is the luck factor?

We compare the 7-day forecast to the last 5 years of marine data for the same week at Dakar Yoff. The delta tells you whether conditions are shaping up better, worse, or about the same as a typical late April.

How is 'best session' picked?

We score each day of the 7-day forecast using the same algorithm as the leaderboard, and highlight the highest scorer.

Where does the data come from?

Open-Meteo's Marine API (swell height, period, water temperature) and Weather API (wind and conditions).

Does the score capture local knowledge?

Honestly, no. Every break has tide windows, swell directions and reef contours that a global model cannot see. Treat the score as a starting point, then check a local cam.

When is the best time to surf Dakar Yoff?

Check our timing score heatmap above for a week-by-week breakdown combining surf conditions with crowd pressure.