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Cap Skirring kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Senegal · Ziguinchor Region

Spot currently openIntermediate level 12.38 | -16.74

Overview

  • Surf
  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf

Cap Skirring is the premier seaside resort of Casamance, southern Senegal. With an international airport, several holiday clubs and many hotels and guesthouses, it is the most developed tourist destination in the region.

The beach is magnificent — very wide, lined with coconut palms (shared with zebu cattle!), stretching from the Club Med in the north to Kabrousse in the south. During the trade wind season (December-May), the dominant NE wind is slightly offshore in the morning, turning NW via afternoon thermal to become favourable for kite. 10-25 knots, with Harmattan gusts exceeding 30 knots.

Water temperature very pleasant year-round (shorty wetsuit only in cool season). Superb conditions when the west wind brings waves. The bay-shaped beach provides natural protection.

Base camp for kitesurf safaris in Casamance: excursions by 4x4 and pirogue to wild spots — Pointe de Nikine, Île de Carabane, Diogué, Pointe Saint-Georges, Boudédiète (Guinea-Bissau border).

Season: January to May.

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Spot forecast for Cap Skirring

Sunrise 08:57 · Sunset 20:46

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 7.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now06:011.4 m12:110.7 m18:491.3 m00:260.7 m07:121.5 m13:130.7 m19:521.4 m01:260.7 m08:031.6 m14:060.5 m20:361.5 m02:180.6 m08:441.7 m14:510.4 m21:141.7 m03:050.5 m09:221.8 m15:320.3 m21:501.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.8 m

Cap Skirring: 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

356h

in March · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to June, peaking in March: 25 rideable days a month and 356 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is September, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 26 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days10 d S October: 12 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 26 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days10 d S October: 12 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 28 °C. The wettest month is August, with 476 mm.

Monthly averages: Cap Skirring
Monthly averages — Cap Skirring — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.0 226 h 33 °C 0 mm
February 24.5 241 h 33 °C 0 mm
March 29.5 356 h 29 °C 0 mm
April 22.5 262 h 29 °C 0 mm
May 27.0 271 h 29 °C 6 mm
June 23.0 209 h 29 °C 50 mm
July 15.5 137 h 28 °C 376 mm
August 13.0 120 h 28 °C 476 mm
September 10.0 71 h 29 °C 318 mm
October 12.0 66 h 30 °C 107 mm
November 18.0 94 h 32 °C 18 mm
December 22.5 171 h 31 °C 2 mm

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Technical details of Cap Skirring spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

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Local association recommendations

Le Papayer Ecolodge Kitesurf Camp — beachfront eco-lodge with direct beach access, 10 min from Cap Skirring airport. 100% solar/wind powered (Green Globe certified). 4x4 transport to remote spots. No equipment rental — bring your own gear. www.becapkite.com

Alizés Beach Resort — kiters welcome on their private beach with free access to showers, toilets and a complimentary drink. Live webcam available.

Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Wind specificities

NE trade wind December to May, slightly offshore in morning turning N-NW afternoon via thermal. 10-25 knots. Harmattan (east wind) January-February up to 30+ knots. Rainy season July-October with occasional westerly.

Hazards

Offshore wind in morning: NE trade wind is slightly offshore during the morning. Wait for the afternoon thermal to turn NW/side-on.

Waves: when west wind picks up, waves start forming. Can be powerful.

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