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DaKite Tour

Kite guide-instructor covering Saint-Louis and other spots around the country; also appears under the name "DAKITE".

Saint-Louis · Senegal · unclear

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Kitesurf school in Saint-Louis, Senegal — lessons and downwinders.

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What they teach

What they sell

This school doesn't list its courses by level; where a level is named, it is in the school's own words on this page. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.

Taught inFrench

What it costs

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When to come

the water this school teaches on: Saint-Louis (Hydrobase / Langue de Barbarie)

% of days rideable (12 kn+, 3 h in a row) · ringed = months riders and schools name

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Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Nov, Dec.

Wind data:
How this is modelled

Each figure is the share of days with three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it, run over 2023-2024. Good for comparing one place with another, weaker for one beach.

Water19.5–26.2 °Cwater type: mixed, at Saint-Louis (Hydrobase / Langue de Barbarie)
Windiest monthMay92% of days at Saint-Louis (Hydrobase / Langue de Barbarie)

Wind on the beach

cross-shore

What the spot record warns about

  • Narrow sand spit with river on one side and open Atlantic on the other
  • General open-beach current/rip risk on the ocean sideOcean-side shorebreak/waves reported up to ~4m in size - not for beginners
  • Ocean-side waves commonly reported around 1-2 m and up to about 4 m in strong swell.
  • Ocean-side baïnes/rips and tide-driven currents, especially on rising tide.
  • Very strong current and turbulence near the Senegal River mouth several km south; never navigate there.

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Where you will ride

1 spot

The school's base

Operates as a mobile kitesurf guide/instructor based around Saint-Louis Hydrobase on the Langue de Barbarie; partners with the guesthouse Au Fil du Fleuve there for equipment storage and rider accompaniment on the water, per the spot guide.

Directions

Saint-Louis · Senegal · Map pin: 15.9500, -16.5000 — the school's own location

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Last updated: August 2026