Yoff Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Yoff Island Surf Guide

Yoff Island in Almadis is an exposed reef break that usually has waves. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. A right hand reef. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Yoff Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	20.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Yoff Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Yoff Island occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Yoff Island (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Yoff Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 21% of the time in September while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 31% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

21%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

48%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

31%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Yoff Island Location Map

Interactive Yoff Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Yoff Island is Leopold Sedar Senghor International (Dakar) Airport (DKR) in Senegal, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Yoff Island is Kaolack Airport (KLC), also in Senegal, 169 km (105 miles) away.

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Yoff Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 26 April 2026, 21:57 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 27
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Yoff Island

Current tide and informaton

For Grand Dakar, 8 km from Yoff Island.

Next High Water: 06:25am | 0.98m

Next Low Water: 12:04am | 0.24m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Yoff Island Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.1 °C) at Yoff Island is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite