Strike Mission
Reef
right
Level 6/10

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
30
45
Fair
1.7m
@10s
35km/h
Tue
31
42
Poor
1.9m
@11s
26km/h
Wed
1
34
Poor
1.1m
@15s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

✨
Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.7m
NNW(348°)
Score: 18/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
Wind
35km/h
NNE(24°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
18°C
0.0mm41%
Windswell Component
1.3mNNE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.4mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 34 km/h NE|PM: 37 km/h NNE
Lighter winds early (34 km/h)
Tide at 5am (-1.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:03 am
Low tide - -1.10m
11:04 am
High tide - 0.31m
5:04 pm
Low tide - -0.95m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

45
Fair
Components
Swell Direction5/25
Swell Size18/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score44/100
Adjustments
✨ Wind History+6
🌊💨 Windswell-5
Adjusted Score45/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score45
✨ Groomed🌊💨 Windswell

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°

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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