Le Virage
Surf spot · Senegal
Is it worth the trip?
41Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 5 ft swell at 11 s
Mon 2 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 504kJ
- Wind
- NNE 8 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 557kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 223kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 102kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Temp
- 38°C
Sun 8 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 59kJ
- 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 134, poor
- Mon 249, fair
- Tue 348, fair
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 620, poor
- Sat 743, poor
- Sun 833, too small
- Mon 927, too small
- Tue 1083, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind 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
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 34, poor | 3 ft12 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 292kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 49, fair | 5 ft11 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 504kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 48, fair | 6 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 557kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | 4 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 223kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 20, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, poor | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 38°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 59kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 33°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft11 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 89kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 36°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 259kJ | offshorewind from the south, 1 knot, offshore | 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 01:05 +0.6 mLow 07:35 −0.4 mHigh 13:50 +0.3 mLow 19:33 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:17 +0.5 mLow 08:51 −0.4 mHigh 15:16 +0.3 mLow 20:50 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:39 +0.5 mLow 10:12 −0.3 mHigh 16:40 +0.3 mLow 22:14 −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
- Jun2of 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 Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Le Virage
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (343°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (163°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). 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, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 15 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.