Ouakam Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.72° N 17.50° W

Ouakam 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ouakam sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.9° 

Ouakam surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ouakam today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ouakam at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Ouakam. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SW
13
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
47
47
46
50
39
30
44
44
45
43
43
44
53
59
57
57
57
56
56
53
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
45
NE
20
SW
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
off
High Tide
1:13PM1.10m
1:50AM1.00m
2:07PM1.01m
2:55AM0.97m
3:23PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.25m
7:34PM0.21m
7:54AM0.30m
8:29PM0.26m
9:06AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
2
3
3
1
1
3
8
9
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
24
25
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
31
29
30
32
30
30
31
20
25
29
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