La Baie des Carpes
Surf spot · Senegal
Is it worth the trip?
35Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 6 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 561kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 236kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 104kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- NNE 12 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Sun 8 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 48kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 35°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 36°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 240, poor
- Tue 359, fair
- Wed 442, poor
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 614, poor
- Sat 728, poor
- Sun 833, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 1046, fair
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 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Sep3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
La Baie des Carpes 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 | 40, poor | 5 ft12 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 517kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 59, fair | 6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 561kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 42, poor | 4 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 236kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft9 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 104kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 14, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 28, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 33°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 35°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 36°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 2 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 34°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 02:11 +0.5 mLow 08:46 −0.4 mHigh 15:09 +0.3 mLow 20:45 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:32 +0.5 mLow 10:06 −0.4 mHigh 16:32 +0.3 mLow 22:08 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:49 +0.5 mLow 11:17 −0.4 mHigh 17:40 +0.4 mLow 23:23 −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).
- Jan0of 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
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Baie des Carpes
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (332°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (152°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 20°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 Dakar, 6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 12 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
about 15 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.