Beach forecast for Nouakchott
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT) · Nouakchott West, Mauritania Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT- Swimming
- Use care · 2.0 ft
- Water
- 82 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 8 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 4:50 am and 5:01 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a poor beach day in Nouakchott (4/10). The best hours are from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm: beach weather, water at 82 °F and low tide at 5:01 pm, though with clouds, light offshore wind and some waves. The best day this week is Saturday, October 31, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 2.0 ft | 82 °F | 8 |
| Thu 29 | 4Poor beach day | 2:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.5 ft | 81 °F | 7 |
| Fri 30 | 7Good beach day | 2:00–6:00 pm8:00–11:00 am | Use care · 3.3 ft | 81 °F | 7 |
| Sat 31 | 9Perfect beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm2:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 81 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 7Good beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm8:00–10:00 am | Use care · 2.5 ft | 81 °F | 8 |
| Mon 2 | 7Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm9:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 3.5 ft | 81 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 8Good beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm2:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.3 ft | 81 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 87 °F: beach weather
- Water at 82 °F (warm)
- Low tide at 5:01 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (99% cloud cover)
- Light offshore wind (12 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Swim with care: 2.0 ft waves every 11 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.0 ft
2.0 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 82 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 8 · SPF 50
Max UV 8 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 13 mph
Moderate offshore wind (13 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 4:50 am
Low tide at 4:50 am and 5:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 11:13 am and 11:28 pm. Coefficient 98 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, brings beach weather, water at 82 °F and low tide at 5:01 pm, though with clouds, light offshore wind and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 75 °F | 7 mph | 1.9 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 76 °F | 8 mph | 1.9 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Overcast | 79 °F | 9 mph | 1.9 ft | 4 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 83 °F | 11 mph | 1.9 ft | 6 |
| 12:00 pm | 2 | Overcast | 87 °F | 12 mph | 1.9 ft | 7 |
| 1:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 88 °F | 13 mph | 1.9 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 89 °F | 13 mph | 2.0 ft | 6 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 88 °F | 13 mph | 2.0 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 5 | Overcast | 87 °F | 12 mph | 2.0 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 5 | Overcast | 87 °F | 11 mph | 2.0 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Nouakchott
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- Nouakchott Beach 4.2 mi · NW
- Parking
- Plage de Nouakchott 5.0 mi · SW
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus wind 0.5 and waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Nouakchott
Is it a beach day in Nouakchott today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with beach weather, water at 82 °F and low tide at 5:01 pm, though with clouds, light offshore wind and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Nouakchott today?
2.0 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Nouakchott?
About 82 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Nouakchott today?
UV reaches 8 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Nouakchott?
Today low tide is at 4:50 am and 5:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 11:13 am and 11:28 pm. Coefficient 98 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Nouakchott?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a poor beach day (4/10), best from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Nouakchott?
Nouakchott Beach (4.2 mi) and Plage de Nouakchott (5.0 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Nouakchott today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Nouakchott (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data