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PK 55 is a beach spot exactly 55 km north of Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, then 10 minutes down a dirt track. The beach extends for 750 km along the entire Mauritanian coastline — endless space.

Water generally quite flat, occasionally choppy. Occasional jellyfish swarms in June-July. Clean beach but spiky plants washed up frequently. Very remote — nothing around, zero nightlife. Pure adventure kite in the Saharan setting.

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Spot forecast for PK 55

Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 18:39

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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PK 55: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

390h

in March · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in March: 28 rideable days a month and 390 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is January, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 28 °C. The wettest month is August, with 43 mm.

Monthly averages: PK 55

Monthly averages — PK 55 — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.0	100 h	30 °C	0 mm
February	17.0	163 h	32 °C	0 mm
March	30.5	390 h	31 °C	2 mm
April	29.5	392 h	33 °C	5 mm
May	30.5	437 h	34 °C	1 mm
June	26.0	343 h	33 °C	0 mm
July	23.5	226 h	28 °C	9 mm
August	19.0	189 h	31 °C	43 mm
September	23.5	206 h	33 °C	20 mm
October	25.5	238 h	36 °C	3 mm
November	21.0	167 h	34 °C	4 mm
December	18.0	152 h	28 °C	9 mm

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Technical details of PK 55 spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Generally flat, occasionally choppy. Sandy bottom. Atlantic ocean beach. Jellyfish possible June-July. Water 20-25°C. Shorty most of the year.

Wind specificities

Wind most afternoons 14-20 knots, February to August and again mid-October to end of November. NW to E depending on direction — always a spot to ride somewhere along the coast. Shorty enough for most of the year.

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