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Level 5/10
Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
🏝️Remote🦈Sharks
Nouadhibou is Mauritania's second-largest city, a port town on a peninsula that catches Atlantic swells. The coastline offers various peaks and points that remain almost completely unexplored by surfers. The famous ship graveyard and remote location make this one of the world's most unusual surf destinations.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
0.7m
NNW(335°)
Score: 3/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
9km/h
WSW(242°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
20°C
0.1mm98%
Windswell Component
0.1mSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
4:00 am
Low tide - -0.82m
10:15 am
High tide - 0.27m
3:57 pm
Low tide - -0.74m
10:18 pm
High tide - 0.49m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
43
PoorComponents
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score52/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score43/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score43
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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 - 2m
Water temp
19°C
Wetsuit
3/2mm fullsuit
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
1/10
Access: Main coastal city. Various breaks.
Best Season
Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
Secondary: Apr, Sep
Winter NW swells. Main coastal city. Various breaks.
Getting There
Airport
NDBDrive time
15 minData quality
verified