Plage du Virage

Arrondissement des Almadies, Dakar Region, Senegal

No photo of Plage du Virage yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 10 am, sunset 6:45 pm

8 am
7.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

10 am
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.3
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
5.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
5.3
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
6.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 29°C83°F
Water: 29°C85°F
Wind: 2113 km/hmph N
Gusts: 3421 km/hmph
Waves: 1.1 m4 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:45 pm

Today

7.3Great8 am2415

7.0Great9 am2616

6.2Good10 am2717

6.3Good11 am2818

6.1Good12 pm2918

5.1Fair1 pm3019

5.0Fair2 pm2918

4.9Fair3 pm2918

5.3Fair4 pm2818

5.3Fair5 pm2616

6.7Good6 pm2616

Sat

5.8Good8 am2415

5.8Good9 am2415

6.2Good10 am2415

6.2Good11 am2113

5.9Good12 pm1811

6.4Good1 pm149

6.1Good2 pm106

6.0Good3 pm32

6.2Good4 pm53

6.3Good5 pm74

6.5Good6 pm74

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 6 am, 0.5 m2 ft
Low 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 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

Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m260 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m200 ft
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 100 m310 ft
Nearest town: 8.6 km5.3 miDakar (city)
Nearest airport: 2 km1 miAéroport militaire - ancien aeroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor (DKR)

Nearby places

CopacabanaFood and drink
60 m200 ft
Le GondolierFood and drink
70 m210 ft
Chez PacoFood and drink
80 m260 ft
African Fried ChickenFood and drink
120 m380 ft
KébabFood and drink
130 m440 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Plage de Ngor1.8 km1.1 mi west away
6.6 Good later
2ème plage1.9 km1.2 mi west away
6.6 Good later
Plage des mamelles3.4 km2.1 mi south away
6.6 Good later
Plage de la Pointe des Almadies3.7 km2.3 mi west away
6.6 Good later
Plage BCEAO3.7 km2.3 mi east away
7.2 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%