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Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
🏝️Remote🦈Sharks
Nouadhibou is Mauritania's second-largest city, a port town on a peninsula that catches Atlantic swells. The coastline offers various peaks and points that remain almost completely unexplored by surfers. The famous ship graveyard and remote location make this one of the world's most unusual surf destinations.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
0.5m
NW(308°)
Score: 2/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
24km/h
N(357°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm2%
Windswell Component
0.5mN@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 22 km/h N|PM: 25 km/h NNE
Lighter winds early (22 km/h)
Tide at 10am (0.4m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
4:30 am
Low tide - -1.02m
10:51 am
High tide - 0.43m
4:45 pm
Low tide - -0.92m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
6
PoorComponents
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score47/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score6/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score6
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell
Location & Conditions
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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 - 2m
Water temp
19°C
Wetsuit
3/2mm fullsuit
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
1/10
Access: Main coastal city. Various breaks.
Best Season
Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
Secondary: Apr, Sep
Winter NW swells. Main coastal city. Various breaks.
Getting There
Airport
NDBDrive time
15 minData quality
verified