Kayar
Surf spot · Senegal
Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 5 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 475kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 201kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 93kJ
- Wind
- NNE 12 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 65kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 73kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 48kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 34°C
Mon 9 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 239, poor
- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 451, fair
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 731, too small
- Sun 831, too small
- Mon 921, too small
- Tue 1036, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Sep3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Kayar does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 39, poor | 5 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 478kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 54, fair | 5 ft10 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 475kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 51, fair | 4 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 201kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft9 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 93kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 65kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 73kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 34°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, too small | 1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 33°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 36, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 29°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:25 +0.5 mLow 08:58 −0.3 mHigh 15:24 +0.3 mLow 20:56 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:46 +0.5 mLow 10:20 −0.3 mHigh 16:47 +0.3 mLow 22:21 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:04 +0.5 mLow 11:32 −0.4 mHigh 17:55 +0.4 mLow 23:37 −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
best in Sep
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
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
Kayar on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Photos of Kayar
More surf near here
5 places
- Yenne 30.9 km away
- Gauche de Toubab Dialaw 34.9 km away
- Toubab Dialaw 35 km away
- Piere de Lisse 36.5 km away
- Baobab 50 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kayar
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (313°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (133°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Toubab Dialaw. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 27°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: Toubab Dialaw
about 1h 05m by car · 8 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Toubab Dialaw its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Toubab Dialaw, 35 km (about 1h 05m by car)
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 05m
About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DSS, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → DSS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.