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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
0
Poor
0.4m
@8s
31km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.4m
@7s
30km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
0.4m
@14s
23km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.4m
@13s
24km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.3m
@14s
31km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.4m
@14s
33km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
0.6m
@11s
25km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.5m
@10s
26km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.5m
@13s
24km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.5m
@12s
31km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.4m
NW(324°)
Score: 1/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
31km/h
N(359°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
25°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.8mN@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 32 km/h N|PM: 32 km/h N
Lighter winds later (32 km/h)
Tide at 4pm (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:19 am
High tide - 0.12m
9:30 am
Low tide - -0.76m
4:24 pm
High tide - 0.39m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score22/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-10
🌊 Tide+1
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell🌊 Partly in the tide window
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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
NDB
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

Nearby Spots

Cap Blanc

Nouadhibou, Mauritania
17km
Point
Lvl 6/10

🦭 Seal colony point • Frontier surfing • Mauritania's north tip

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