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Cap Blanc

Nouadhibou, Mauritania
🏝️Remote🦈Sharks

Cap Blanc is Mauritania's northernmost point, where the coastline juts into the Atlantic and catches NW swells. The wave is a quality right that breaks in front of a seal colony (and yes, sharks are a consideration). This is frontier surfing at its most remote—few surfers have ever ridden these waves.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
5
Poor
0.5m
@14s
25km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.4m
@13s
26km/h
Sat
2
7
Poor
0.6m
@16s
31km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
NW(306°)
Score: 2/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
25km/h
N(358°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm1%
Windswell Component
0.5mN@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 25 km/h N|PM: 26 km/h NNE
Lighter winds early (25 km/h)
Tide at 11am (0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:56 am
Low tide - -0.90m
11:16 am
High tide - 0.35m
5:06 pm
Low tide - -0.82m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

5
Poor
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score46/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score5/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score5
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
280° - 350°
Size range
1m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
60° - 130°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Mauritania's northernmost point. Quality when clean.

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, Sep

Winter NW swells. Mauritania's northernmost point. Quality when clean.

Getting There

Airport
NDB
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

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