Ngor
Surf spot · Senegal
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 6 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 550kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 247kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 91kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 111kJ
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 90kJ
- Wind
- N 7 kn
- Temp
- 36°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 37°C
Mon 9 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 37°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 232, too small
- Tue 340, too small
- Wed 419, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 813, too small
- Mon 910, too small
- Tue 1017, too small
- Wed 1133, 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 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Sep3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 32, too small | 5 ft11 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 615kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 40, too small | 6 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 550kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 19, too small | 4 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 247kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 91kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 111kJ | wind from the north, 11 knots | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 90kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 36°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 37°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 37°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 84kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 35°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 33, too small | 4 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 304kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 31°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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ngor
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (334°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (154°). 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 250 m out (1 in 25). 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, 5.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 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$872–US$1,680 each
about US$872–US$1,680 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 2 November 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$503–US$1,050 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$101 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$121–US$195 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$242 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$54–US$94 |
| Total | about US$872–US$1,680 |
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
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about 10 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 2 November 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
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