Reef
right
Level 5/10

N'Gor Right

N'Gor Island, Senegal
🪸Sharp reef🦔Urchins🦈Sharks

N'Gor Right is West Africa's legendary wave—a consistent right-hand reef break on a small island just offshore from Dakar that Bruce Brown famously introduced to the world in The Endless Summer. More than fifty years later, N'Gor still delivers the same magic: crystal-clear water, 100-200 meter rides, and a vibe that combines African warmth with genuine surf adventure. A short pirogue ride deposits you on the island, where time moves at its own pace and the wave peels with remarkable consistency through the northern hemisphere winter. This is where surf exploration meets surf history.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
44
Poor
1.3m
@17s
17km/h
Mon
16
16
Poor
1.3m
@17s
17km/h
Tue
17
43
Poor
1.5m
@15s
19km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.3m
NW(318°)
Score: 13/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
17km/h
N(352°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm41%
Windswell Component
0.4mN@3s
Secondary Swell
0.8mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:21 am
High tide - 0.05m
12:12 pm
Low tide - -0.47m
6:43 pm
High tide - 0.25m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

44
Poor
Components
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score61/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score44/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score44
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
280° - 350°
Size range
0.6m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
90° - 180°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.8m

Water temp

24°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: 15min from Dakar airport. Short pirogue ride to island.

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Sep

Best October-March. NE trades offshore.

Getting There

Airport
DSS
Drive time
15 min
Boat required
$5
Data quality
verified

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