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Ouakam surfForecast / Senegal / Senegal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ouakam surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ouakam sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ouakam today?
The current surf forecast for Ouakam at 8PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ouakam. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1197 | 1179 | 1069 | 1069 | 1162 | 1083 | 991 | 1006 | 919 | 154 | 517 | 149 | 152 | 118 | 418 | 241 | 138 | 529 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:16PM 0.91 | 2:34AM 1.11 | 3:24PM 0.90 | 3:37AM 1.04 | 4:32PM 0.92 | 4:41AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:55PM 0.32 | 9:02AM 0.29 | 9:03PM 0.38 | 10:03AM 0.31 | 10:15PM 0.41 | 10:59AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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