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Cap Blanc

Nouadhibou, Mauritania
🏝️Remote🦈Sharks

Cap Blanc is Mauritania's northernmost point, where the coastline juts into the Atlantic and catches NW swells. The wave is a quality right that breaks in front of a seal colony (and yes, sharks are a consideration). This is frontier surfing at its most remote—few surfers have ever ridden these waves.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
30
Poor
0.6m
@17s
8km/h
Tue
17
15
Poor
0.4m
@16s
17km/h
Wed
18
15
Poor
0.4m
@16s
25km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
NNW(333°)
Score: 2/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
8km/h
SW(225°)
Score: 13/25
Weather
19°C
0.1mm99%
Windswell Component
0.1mSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:30 am
Low tide - -0.73m
9:43 am
High tide - 0.18m
3:25 pm
Low tide - -0.68m
9:51 pm
High tide - 0.43m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

30
Poor
Components
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind13/25
Raw Score54/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score45/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score30

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
280° - 350°
Size range
1m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
60° - 130°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Mauritania's northernmost point. Quality when clean.

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Sep

Winter NW swells. Mauritania's northernmost point. Quality when clean.

Getting There

Airport
NDB
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

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