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Foum Labouir (Oum Laboiur)
An ocean-side bay roughly 5 km north of Dakhla town, distinct from the sheltered lagoon spots — here the open Atlantic rolls in waves over 100 m or more across a shallow sandy/rocky bottom, making it a popular all-levels wave-riding spot in the Dakhla area.
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Wind
| best months |
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|---|---|
| season notes | best known as a wave spot in the November-March window, complementing the flat-water lagoon spots that dominate spring/summer. |
| direction to shore | onshore/ocean-facing |
Water
| type | waves |
|---|---|
| wetsuit | likely needed given the cool Canary Current running along this coast |
| currents | shallow sandy/rocky bottom |
Levels
| intermediate | yes |
|---|---|
| advanced | yes |
| notes | waves reportedly roll for 100+ metres, drawing riders of multiple levels but favoring those comfortable in waves. |
Launch & crowd
| description | ocean-side bay shoreline ~5 km north of Dakhla town |
|---|---|
| busy months |
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| vibe | a wave-riders' alternative to the flat-water lagoon scene |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Dakhla (town/airport area) (Weather Spark, ~5.5 km) — No Windfinder windstatistics table could be extracted (page loads the monthly table via JS chart, not present in fetched HTML); used Weather Spark's Dakhla climate-reanalysis page as fallback, station centered on Dakhla town/airport ~5-6 km SW of this lagoon spot. IMPORTANT CAVEAT: this dataset is an area-wide reanalysis average and does NOT capture the local thermal/channel effect that makes Foum Labouir a winter (Nov-Mar) spot for a specific cross-onshore direction distinct from the main summer trade-wind season shown here as strongest (Jun-Aug). Treat the known_best_months (Nov-Mar) as the locally-trusted kite-spot knowledge; the numeric table above is a regional backdrop only. No Beaufort-probability or per-month direction data found - dominant_dir is the single annual average (NNE) repeated across months, not a real monthly figure.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 11.5 | NNE | 17.8 | 17.8 |
| Feb | —% | 11.9 | NNE | 17.8 | 17.8 |
| Mar | —% | 12 | NNE | 18.3 | 17.8 |
| Apr | —% | 12.9 | NNE | 18.9 | 18.3 |
| May | —% | 13.6 | NNE | 19.4 | 18.3 |
| Jun | —% | 14.4 | NNE | 20.6 | 18.9 |
| Jul | —% | 14.7 | NNE | 21.1 | 19.4 |
| Aug | —% | 14.1 | NNE | 21.7 | 20.6 |
| Sep | —% | 13 | NNE | 22.2 | 20.6 |
| Oct | —% | 10.9 | NNE | 21.7 | 20.6 |
| Nov | —% | 10.3 | NNE | 20.6 | 20 |
| Dec | —% | 10.7 | NNE | 18.9 | 18.9 |
Hazards
- rocky sections of the bottom
- open ocean swell/current, unlike the sheltered lagoon spots
Travel basics
| airport | VIL Dakhla Airport |
|---|---|
| getting there | ~5 km north of Dakhla town on the ocean side of the peninsula |
| accommodation | based out of Dakhla town or PK25 camps |
| cost level | mid |
Nearby: El Argoub (Turtle Bay), Dakhla Main Lagoon / PK25
Sources: en.wikipedia.org