Plage des Tortues
Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal
No photo of Plage des Tortues yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:45 pm6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
6.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
7.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
6.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 29°C85°F
- Water
- 29°C85°F
- Wind
- 2113 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 3421 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.9 km3 miDakar (city)
- Nearest airport
- 9 km6 miAéroport militaire - ancien aeroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor (DKR)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- La plage de Terrou-Bi2.5 km1.5 mi north away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Plage de Fann3.3 km2.0 mi north away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Anse Bernard3.8 km2.4 mi east away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Plage de l'Anse Bernard3.8 km2.4 mi east away7.9 Great tomorrow
- Baie de Mermoz5.0 km3.1 mi north away7.9 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%