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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
21
Poor
1.3m
@9s
20km/h
Mon
22
27
Poor
1.8m
@9s
18km/h
Tue
23
43
Poor
1.6m
@9s
10km/h
Wed
24
30
Poor
1.3m
@12s
9km/h
Thu
25
12
Poor
1.1m
@12s
19km/h
Fri
26
17
Poor
1.4m
@9s
15km/h
Sat
27
25
Poor
1.8m
@8s
16km/h
Sun
28
37
Poor
1.6m
@9s
12km/h
Mon
29
37
Poor
1.4m
@9s
11km/h
Tue
30
21
Poor
1.2m
@10s
17km/h

Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.3m
NNW(341°)
Score: 13/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
20km/h
NW(316°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm33%
Windswell Component
0.4mNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.6mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 23 km/h NW|PM: 19 km/h NNW
Lighter winds later (19 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:12 am
High tide - 0.25m
6:54 am
Low tide - -0.48m
1:30 pm
High tide - 0.48m
8:03 pm
Low tide - -0.46m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

21
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score30/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide+1
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score21/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score21
🌊 Partly in the tide window
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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°

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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