Julikai
Surf spot · Senegal
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 5 ft swell at 11 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 481kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 373kJ
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 83kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 63kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 62kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 75kJ
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Temp
- 38°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 113, too small
- Mon 268, good
- Tue 339, poor
- Wed 428, too small
- Thu 522, too small
- Fri 616, too small
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 99, too small
- Tue 1044, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–17 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Julikai does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft13 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 68, good | 5 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 481kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 39, poor | 5 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 373kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 83kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 62kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 75kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 38°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 33°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 36°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 44, too small | 4 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 251kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 33°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:55 +0.6 mLow 07:26 −0.4 mHigh 13:39 +0.3 mLow 19:25 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:07 +0.5 mLow 08:41 −0.4 mHigh 15:04 +0.3 mLow 20:41 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:28 +0.5 mLow 10:01 −0.4 mHigh 16:28 +0.3 mLow 22:04 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Julikai
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Julikai
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (218°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (38°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in October, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Dakar, 3.7 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 13 surf spots.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$871–US$1,670 each
about US$871–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DSS, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$502–US$1,050 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$121–US$194 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$54–US$94 |
| Total | about US$871–US$1,670 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Dakar
7 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Dakar its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 20m
About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DSS, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 1h 05m by road
Flights ORD → DSS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.