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Patos

Dakhla, Western Sahara
🏝️Remote🪸Sharp reef

Patos is a quality reef break in the remote Dakhla coastline offering consistent waves over a volcanic reef. The wave has good shape and rewards the long drive from town.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
67
Good
1.1m
@14s
28km/h
Fri
1
60
Fair
1.0m
@13s
27km/h
Sat
2
60
Fair
1.2m
@14s
33km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.1m
NW(305°)
Score: 9/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
28km/h
NNE(15°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm13%
Windswell Component
0.7mN@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 28 km/h NNE|PM: 28 km/h NNE
Lighter winds later (28 km/h)
Tide at 5pm (-1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:39 am
Low tide - -1.06m
11:48 am
High tide - 0.49m
5:51 pm
Low tide - -0.99m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

67
Good
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score64/100
Adjustments
Wind History+6
🌊💨 Windswell-3
Adjusted Score67/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score67
✨ Groomed

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (300°)
Direction range
270° - 330°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Offshore range
0° - 90°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Quality reef break in remote area.

Best Season

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

Quality reef break in remote area.

Getting There

Airport
VIL
Drive time
100 min
Data quality
community

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