Dozens of kitesurfers on the Dakhla lagoon, with dunes in the background

Photo: Lärchenholz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized, same licence)

When to come to Dakhla?

Month-by-month wind for kitesurfing, and the wave season for surfing.

Kite: your year in Dakhla

Kiteable days, typical afternoon wind and your kite size, for every month. 2016-2025 statistics: averages, not a guarantee for a given day.

Your year in Dakhla

For a intermediate rider, 75 kg.

Month	Kiteable days	Wind	Your kite
frequent offshore wind	27 % · ~8 d	13 kn	12–14 m²
frequent offshore wind	48 % · ~13 d	14 kn	11–13 m²
	58 % · ~18 d	15 kn	10–12 m²
	62 % · ~19 d	16 kn	9–11 m²
	70 % · ~22 d	17 kn	9–11 m²
top	84 % · ~25 d	18 kn	8–10 m²
top	85 % · ~26 d	18 kn	8–10 m²
	72 % · ~22 d	17 kn	9–11 m²
top	78 % · ~23 d	17 kn	9–11 m²
	32 % · ~10 d	13 kn	12–14 m²
	27 % · ~8 d	12 kn	13–15 m²
frequent offshore wind	20 % · ~6 d	12 kn	13–15 m²

Wind = typical afternoon wind, in knots. "Offshore wind" blows from the land out to sea and carries you away from shore: it's dangerous, and those days aren't counted as kiteable. The real wind on the spot is often a little stronger than these averages.

Surf: the wave season

No 10-year swell statistics yet: here is what we know about each wave spot.

Lassarga

Winter (October to March): more powerful waves; little swell in summer

Right-hand point break peeling for almost a kilometre, sandy bottom

Oum Lbouir / Westpoint

Winter (October to March): more consistent swell

Long right-hander (point break), sand and a few rocks

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