White Dune Weather
23.960° N, 15.820° W · Oued Ed-Dahab, Morocco
Dense drizzle
About this spot
White Dune
The White Dune (Dune Blanche) is the postcard image of Dakhla — a bright sand dune dropping straight into the turquoise lagoon, about 40 minutes north of the city.
Local conditions
- Visit in the morning: the afternoon wind blows sand hard across the dune
- Temperature swing between sunrise and mid-afternoon is the biggest in the region
- Almost zero rainfall year-round — cloud cover is the main visual variable
Next 24 hours
Hourly forecast — White Dune
Live map
Radar and daylight — White Dune
White Dune radar
Interactive map by Windy. Drag to pan, use the timeline to animate the forecast — the wind layer is the one that matters most on this coast.
Daylight
Sun in Dakhla
Right now
Conditions in detail
UV index
0
Low
Pressure
1015 hPa
Normal range
Visibility
6 km
Reduced / haze
Dew point
21°
Muggy
Wind direction
ESE
114° · 10 kt
Gusts
31 km/h
17 knots
Air quality
57
Moderate · European AQI · PM2.5 31 µg/m³
Air quality is the European AQI from the CAMS model via Open-Meteo — modelled for a grid cell, not measured at a local station. PM values are modelled concentrations in µg/m³. CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) via Open-Meteo.
Wave and sea-temperature values are not shown here: the marine model covers the open Atlantic and does not resolve the lagoon.
Data freshness
- Forecast hour
- Last successful fetch
- Dakhla local time
- 6 Oct, 05:52
Open-Meteo refreshes the underlying forecast model roughly once an hour, so a displayed value can be up to about an hour old. This page is cached for up to 15 minutes and rebuilt on the next visit after that, so the fetch time above may be older than your page load.
Sources:Open-Meteo · CAMS (air quality) · WorldTides
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Extended forecast
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Forecast confidence and limitations
This page shows model output, not measurements. How far ahead a value sits is the clearest guide to how much weight to put on it.
1. Near-term forecast
Today and tomorrow. Timing of the wind build-up and the session window is usually usable for planning a day.
2. Medium-range forecast
Days three to five. The pattern is generally reliable; exact wind strength and hours often shift.
3. Extended outlook
Beyond five days. Treat it as a trend for trip planning, not as a schedule — it will change.
Dakhla's wind is partly thermal: the Sahara heats up inland and pulls ocean air across the peninsula. Fog, the lagoon shore and the dunes all sit inside a single model grid cell of roughly 11 km, so the beach can differ from the grid-cell forecast.
Before going on the water, check the conditions in front of you and with your camp or school.
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