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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.

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 Cap Skirring

Senegal

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 12° 21.779' N
Longitude: 16° 44.24' W

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All the coastline south of the airport and Club Mediterrane (Club Med)

English (Translate this text in English): All the coastline south of the airport and Club Mediterrane (Club Med)

English (Translate this text in English): All the coastline south of the airport and Club Mediterrane (Club Med)

English (Translate this text in English): All the coastline south of the airport and Club Mediterrane (Club Med)

DistanceIn the city

WalkGood walk (15-30 mn)

Easy to find?Easy to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Cap Skiring, Skiring

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualitySloppy

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencyRegular

Wave

TypeBeach-break

DirectionDon't know

BottomSandy

PowerOrdinary

Normal lengthShort (< 50m)

Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionWest

Good wind directionSouthEast

Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+

Best tide positionDon't know

Best tide movementRising tide

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Week crowdFew surfers

Week-end crowdFew surfers

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 Additional Information

Atmosphere

I've just know to surf this spot with my bodyboard, just short rides because of the shirt but powerful waves coming with the rising tide. It's the only spot I know in the southern Senegal. You can find a surf shop in Yoff, just north of Dakar. It's the Tribal Surf Shop.

English (Translate this text in English): I've just know to surf this spot with my bodyboard, just short rides because of the shirt but powerful waves coming with the rising tide. It's the only spot I know in the southern Senegal. You can find a surf shop in Yoff, just north of Dakar. It's the Tribal Surf Shop.

English (Translate this text in English): I've just know to surf this spot with my bodyboard, just short rides because of the shirt but powerful waves coming with the rising tide. It's the only spot I know in the southern Senegal. You can find a surf shop in Yoff, just north of Dakar. It's the Tribal Surf Shop.

English (Translate this text in English): I've just know to surf this spot with my bodyboard, just short rides because of the shirt but powerful waves coming with the rising tide. It's the only spot I know in the southern Senegal. You can find a surf shop in Yoff, just north of Dakar. It's the Tribal Surf Shop.

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By difaus , 04-11-2011

- hello, i will go to guine bissau next mouth, and i would like to know if anyone knows if there are any waves around there?? thanks a lot. my email is: di.faus@gmail.com

By anonymous , 12-05-2005

left? - looks like a righthander to me

By komico@interfree.it , 04-12-2004

any spot around SAly? - hi, i would go in Saly on feb 05; is ther any spot? Do hte waves stop on the Dakar peninsula? thanks Nik

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