Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop
Water hazards: Animals
Water quality: Clean
Infos: Water generally quite flat if occasionally a little too choppy for most tastes. Occasional jellyfish swarms in June and July.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: Generally clean though spiky plants washed up quite often. Beach extends for 750kms along the whole coastline of Mauritania.
Identified hazards: None
Beachgoer: None
Weather specificities: A shorty is enough for most of the year.
Wind specificities: Wind most afternoons from 14-20knots, February to August and then again from mid-October to end of November.
Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November
Access description: by Car - 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.
Specific rules: None
Nightlife: No nightlife.
Accommodations: None
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Chop, Small wave
Water hazards: Reefs
Water quality: Crystal clear
Infos: Choppy water with only small waves.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: Very long, sandy bay. Lots of space, nothing around, only some tents further behind the beach. Hard rocks to the south end.
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Weather specificities: Always sunny and warm.
Wind type: Thermal
Wind specificities: no info yet
Access description: by Car - You need a guide to get there, since it goes many kilometers off road from the road through the dunes between Nouakchott and Nouadnibou.
Specific rules: None
Accommodations: Rooms, Camping, Toilet, Food, Parking
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