Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Mauritania |
Next Big City |
Nouakchott |
Next Town |
Tiouilit |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
None |
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Water
Type: |
Chop |
Hazards: |
Animals |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Water generally quite flat if occasionally a little too choppy for most tastes. Occasional jellyfish swarms in June and July.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Generally clean though spiky plants washed up quite often. Beach extends for 750kms along the whole coastline of Mauritania.
Weather
|
Spring:
|
Shorty |
|
Summer:
|
Shorty |
|
Fall:
|
Shorty |
|
Winter:
|
Shorty |
A shorty is enough for most of the year.
Wind
Best Months: |
February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
NNW |
Main Direction: |
NNW |
Wind most afternoons from 14-20knots, February to August and then again from mid-October to end of November.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
No walk |
Location is exactly 55kms north of the capital Nouakchott and then 10 mins down a dirt track, the turning to which is marked by a dead camel (no joke!) and a tire on a post...welcome to Mauritania.
Extra information
Rules |
None |
Nightlife
No nightlife.