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Patos

Dakhla, Western Sahara
🏝️Remote🪸Sharp reef

Patos is a quality reef break in the remote Dakhla coastline offering consistent waves over a volcanic reef. The wave has good shape and rewards the long drive from town.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
54
Fair
1.4m
@15s
10km/h
Tue
17
57
Fair
1.1m
@15s
12km/h
Wed
18
32
Poor
1.3m
@18s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.4m
NNW(338°)
Score: 13/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
10km/h
S(183°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
18°C
0.0mm85%
Windswell Component
0.1mWSW@2s
Secondary Swell
1.0mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:10 am
Low tide - -0.88m
10:15 am
High tide - 0.35m
4:08 pm
Low tide - -0.81m
10:26 pm
High tide - 0.61m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

54
Fair
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score54/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score54

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (300°)
Direction range
270° - 330°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Offshore range
0° - 90°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Quality reef break in remote area.

Best Season

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

Quality reef break in remote area.

Getting There

Airport
VIL
Drive time
100 min
Data quality
community

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