La Baie des Carpes
Surf spot · Senegal
Is it worth the trip?
33Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Tue 3 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 544kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 244kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 116kJ
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 36°C
Sun 8 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 37°C
Mon 9 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 37°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 444, poor
- Thu 513, too small
- Fri 619, too small
- Sat 736, poor
- Sun 836, too small
- Mon 929, too small
- Tue 1068, good
- Wed 1165, good
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
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | 6 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 544kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, poor | 4 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 244kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft9 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 116kJ | wind from the north, 11 knots | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 36, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 36°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 37°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 29, too small | 2 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 37°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 68, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 289kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 35°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 65, good | 5 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 325kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 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
- 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
- Thu 5 NovHigh 05:53 +0.6 mLow 12:14 −0.4 mHigh 18:34 +0.5 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 Wed 4 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 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$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 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 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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