Ouakam Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.72° N 17.50° W

Ouakam 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ouakam sea temperature is
28.8° C
1.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ouakam at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.6
S
7
0.4
NW
11
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
96
82
81
51
31
31
31
47
47
46
29
35
22
38
33
33
39
38
44
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
20
SW
20
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
12:30PM1.19m
1:00AM1.05m
1:13PM1.10m
1:50AM1.00m
2:07PM1.01m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.20m
6:49PM0.16m
6:59AM0.25m
7:34PM0.21m
7:54AM0.30m
8:29PM0.26m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
29
29
27
28
30
29
30
30
29
29
31
30
30
29
30
31
31
32
30
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