Monaco Plage
Dakar · Senegal
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Monaco Plage is a S-facing sand beach on the Senegal shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Monaco Plage
Updated 03:51 spot time
Monaco Plage surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m head high to overhead, 0.8 m SSW swell at 10 s. Wind up to 20 km/h NW. Water 29°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — fun (2.5/5) with 16 km/h NW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~28.4°C (83.1°F) on average
Jan
21°C
69.8°F · 16.3–24.8°C
Feb
20°C
68°F · 16.3–23.4°C
Mar
19.4°C
66.9°F · 16.8–22.3°C
Apr
20.1°C
68.2°F · 18.4–23.3°C
May
21.9°C
71.4°F · 18.6–26.1°C
Jun
25.3°C
77.5°F · 22.2–27.4°C
Jul
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.4–29°C
Aug
28.2°C
82.8°F · 26.7–29.5°C
Sep
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.6–29.5°C
Oct
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26–29.6°C
Nov
26.8°C
80.2°F · 22.5–28.7°C
Dec
23.9°C
75°F · 21.8–26.7°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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